Embalse del Batán
Embalse del Batán is a reservoir in El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid. Embalse del Batán is situated nearby to the locality La Herrería, as well as near Prado de la Guadaña.Places of Interest
Highlights include Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and El Escorial train station.
Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
Library
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The Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also known as the Escurialense or the Laurentina, is a large Spanish Renaissance library founded by Philip II, located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial and part of the heritage of the monastery of El Escorial.
El Escorial train station
Railway station
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El Escorial train station is a railway station.
Casita del Príncipe
Museum
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The Casita del Príncipe is an eighteenth-century building located in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain. It was designed by the neoclassical architect Juan de Villanueva for the private use of the heir to the Spanish throne Charles, Prince of Asturias, and his wife Maria Luisa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Escorial and Zarzalejo.
El Escorial
San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a town about 45 km northwest of Madrid in Spain. Set in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, its chief attraction is the Monastery of El Escorial, a World Heritage Site that was the power centre of the Spanish empire under King Felipe II.
Zarzalejo
Village
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Zarzalejo is a village in the Community of Madrid in Sierra Oeste, near El Escorial. It had 1,773 inhabitants in 2022. An ancient farmstead dating from Roman times was found here. It was occupied in the second and third centuries AD.
Embalse del Batán
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: El Escorial, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.5786° or 40° 34′ 43″ northLongitude
-4.1635° or 4° 9′ 49″ westOpen location code
8CGQHRHP+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 186665922OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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