Complutum
Complutum was an ancient Roman city located in the present-day city of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. It has been partially excavated and the impressive remains can be seen today at the Complutum archaeological site south west of the current city, about a kilometre from the medieval centre.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: ancient city in Alcalá de Henares, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Parque Arqueológico Ciudad Romana Complutum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include La Garena and Open air Sculpture Museum.
La Garena
Railway station
La Garena is a railway station, which is situated 1 km northwest of Complutum.
Open air Sculpture Museum
The Museum of Outdoor Sculpture of Alcala de Henares is a permanent exhibition of contemporary art in public Alcalá de Henares, opened in 1993 and organized by the sculptor José Noja. Open air Sculpture Museum is situated 1½ km northeast of Complutum.
Plaza de las Bernardas, Alcalá de Henares
Square
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Plaza de las Bernardas, Alcalá de Henares is a square, which is situated 2 km northeast of Complutum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares) and Torres de la Alameda.
Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares)
Neighborhood
Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares) is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Complutum.
Torres de la Alameda
Village
Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torres de la Alameda is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Torres de la Alameda is situated 8 km south of Complutum.
Camarma de Esteruelas
Village
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Camarma de Esteruelas is a Spanish village and municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain, 35 km northeast of the city of Madrid and 5 km north of Alcalá de Henares. Camarma de Esteruelas is situated 9 km north of Complutum.
Complutum
- Categories: municipium, Roman archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.4733° or 40° 28′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.38701° or 3° 23′ 13″ westOpen location code
8CGRFJF7+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 357258827OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q3485393
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Complutum” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Complutum”
- Dutch: “Complutum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كومبلوتوم”
- Esperanto: “Complutum”
- French: “site archéologique de Complutum”
- French: “Site archéologique de Complutum”
- German: “Complutum”
- Italian: “Complutum”
- Latin: “Complutum”
- Spanish: “Ciudad romana de Complutum”
- Spanish: “Compluto”
- Spanish: “Complutum”
- Spanish: “Yacimiento arqueologico de Complutum”
- Spanish: “Yacimiento arqueológico de Complutum”
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