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Kilometre zero

Kilometre zero, also known as zero mile marker or zero milepost, is a particular location from which traveled distances are traditionally measured, as in distance markers.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: location from which distances are traditionally measured
  • Also known as: “control points”, “control stations”, “kilometer zero”, “kilometre zero”, “zero mile marker”, and “zero milepost”
  • Inscription: “Origen de las carreteras radiales”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and Sol.

Government office
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, located on the Calle de Alcalá in the centre of , currently functions as a museum and gallery. is situated 300 metres northeast of Kilometre zero.

Metro station
Photo: Pablo Sanchez, CC BY 2.0.
is a station on Line 1, Line 2 and Line 3 of the Madrid Metro. It is located in Zone A and is the most central station on the Metro, located at the square. Because of its location, it is one of the busiest stations of the Madrid Metro.

Theater building
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a theatre in , Spain. Located in the at No. 11 Calle de la Paz, it opened in the 1940s. It initially featured opera and ballet, and later also zarzuela. is situated 140 metres south of Kilometre zero.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sol and Sol-Letras-Lavapiés.

Quarter
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is an administrative neighborhood of belonging to the district of . It has a total area of around 44.5 hectares. Hugely affected by the impact of tourism, by 2018 it had over 2 tourists per 1 permanent dweller.

Photo: tomasfano, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sol, Letras and Lavapiés are neighbourhoods in central , the capital of .

Neighborhood
Photo: Antonio Tajuelo, CC BY 2.0.
is a name used for the old centre of , built during the reign of the Habsburg Dynasty, known in Spain as Casa de Austria. The area is located south of the Calle Mayor, in between the Metro stations and .

Kilometre zero

Latitude
40.41663° or 40° 24′ 60″ north
Longitude
-3.70382° or 3° 42′ 14″ west
Open location code
8CGRC78W+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 574669230
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q329477
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Kilometre zero” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “զրոյական կիլոմետր”
  • Armenian: “Զրոյական կիլոմետր”
  • Basque: “zero kilometro”
  • Basque: “zerogarren kilometro”
  • Basque: “Zerogarren kilometro”
  • Belarusian: “нулявы кілямэтар”
  • Bulgarian: “нулев километър”
  • Bulgarian: “Нулев километър”
  • Catalan: “Quilòmetre Zero”
  • Cebuano: “Kilometro Sero”
  • Chinese: “公路原點”
  • Chinese: “西班牙公路原點”
  • Croatian: “nulti kilometar”
  • Croatian: “Nulti kilometar”
  • Czech: “nulový kilometr”
  • Czech: “nultý kilometr”
  • Czech: “počátek kilometráže”
  • Czech: “začátek staničení”
  • Danish: “nulpunktssten”
  • Danish: “Nulpunktssten”
  • Esperanto: “kilometro nulo”
  • Esperanto: “Kilometro nulo”
  • French: “kilomètre zéro”
  • French: “point zéro”
  • French: “Point zéro”
  • German: “Fundamentalpunkt”
  • German: “Nullpunkt”
  • Greek: “χιλιόμετρο μηδέν”
  • Greek: “Χιλιόμετρο Μηδέν”
  • Hebrew: “קילומטר אפס”
  • Hungarian: “0. kilométer”
  • Hungarian: “kezdő kilométer”
  • Hungarian: “nulla kilométer”
  • Indonesian: “Kilometer Nol”
  • Italian: “chilometro zero”
  • Italian: “Chilometro zero”
  • Italian: “punto zero”
  • Japanese: “道路元標”
  • Korean: “도로원표”
  • Korean: “킬로미터제로”
  • Malay: “kilometer kosong”
  • Malay: “kilometer sifar”
  • Malay: “Kilometer sifar”
  • Malay: “penanda batu kosong”
  • Malay: “stesen kawalan”
  • Malay: “titik kawalan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “fundamentalpunkt”
  • Persian: “کیلومتر صفر”
  • Polish: “kilometr zerowy”
  • Polish: “Kilometr zerowy”
  • Polish: “punkt zerowy”
  • Romanian: “kilometrul zero”
  • Romanian: “Kilometrul zero”
  • Romanian: “punctul zero”
  • Russian: “нулевой километр”
  • Russian: “Нулевой километр”
  • Scots: “kilometre zero”
  • Scots: “Kilometre zero”
  • Spanish: “kilómetro 0”
  • Spanish: “kilómetro cero”
  • Spanish: “Kilómetro cero”
  • Spanish: “Kilómetro Cero”
  • Swedish: “nollkilometermarkör”
  • Swedish: “nollkilometersten”
  • Swedish: “utgångspunkt för vägmätning”
  • Swedish: “Utgångspunkt för vägmätning”
  • Tagalog: “Kilometro Sero”
  • Ukrainian: “нульовий кілометр”
  • Ukrainian: “Нульовий кілометр”
  • Vietnamese: “cột cây số 0”
  • “km 0”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Puerta del Sol Clock and Fuente Carlos III.

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