Institute of Forest Sciences
Institute of Forest Sciences is an university building in Moncloa - Aravaca, Madrid, Community of Madrid which is located on Carretera de La Coruña. Institute of Forest Sciences is situated nearby to the forest Arboreto INIA-CSIC, as well as near the public building Centro Nacional de Recursos Genéticos Forestales ‘Puerta de Hierro’.- Type: University building
- Description: facility in Madrid, Spain
- Also known as: “Center for International Forestry Research”, “CIFOR”, “Icifor”, and “ICIFOR-INIA”
- Address: Carretera de La Coruña, 28040
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Puerta de Hierro and Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro.
Puerta de Hierro
Photo: Zaqarbal, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
Puerta de Hierro is a monument of the second half of the 18th century, located in the northwest of Madrid, Spain, in the district of Moncloa near the Monte de El Pardo. Puerta de Hierro is situated 470 metres east of Institute of Forest Sciences.
Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro
Golf course
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro, commonly known as Puerta de Hierro, is a private country club based in Madrid, Spain. It owes its name to the nearby iron memorial arch. Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro is situated 1¼ km northeast of Institute of Forest Sciences.
La Zarzuela Racecourse
Sports venue
Photo: Outisnn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hipódromo de la Zarzuela is a race course on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain. It was designed in the 1930s. The architecture is in a modernist style which has been described as racionalismo madrileño. La Zarzuela Racecourse is situated 1½ km north of Institute of Forest Sciences.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuentelarreina and Moncloa.
Fuentelarreina
Quarter
Fuentelarreina is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo. Fuentelarreina is situated 2½ km north of Institute of Forest Sciences.
Moncloa
Photo: Malopez 21, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moncloa-Aravaca is a district in western Madrid. It includes several university campuses, the Argüelles neighbourhood and the huge Casa de Campo park.
Aravaca
Suburb
Aravaca is a ward of the city of Madrid, in Moncloa-Aravaca district. It is 9 kilometres from the city centre, on the other side of Casa de Campo park. The population of the barrio is 29,547, divided into three areas: Aravaca, Valdemarín and El Plantío… Aravaca is situated 3 km west of Institute of Forest Sciences.
Institute of Forest Sciences
- Categories: facility, building, and education
- Location: Moncloa - Aravaca, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.45563° or 40° 27′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.74992° or 3° 44′ 60″ westOperator
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y AlimentariaOpen location code
8CGRF742+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 357563688OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q123512485
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Corsican—“Institute of Forest Sciences” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Instituto de Ciencias Forestales”
- Corsican: “Centro de Investigación Forestal”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arboreto INIA-CSIC and Centro Nacional de Recursos Genéticos Forestales ‘Puerta de Hierro’.
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