San Juan de Ávila
The Church of Saint John of Ávila is a Roman Catholic parish church located in a modern neighbourhood of Alcalá de Henares, Spain. The current temple was built in brickwork by Uruguayan engineer-architect Eladio Dieste; the dimensions of walls and roofs are very slim, thanks to reinforced ceramics.- Type: Church
- Description: building in Alcalá de Henares
- Also known as: “church of San Juan de Ávila” and “San Juan de Ávila, Alcalá de Henares”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alcalá de Henares railway station and Palace of Laredo.
Alcalá de Henares railway station
Railway station
Alcalá de Henares is a railway station serving the city of Alcalá de Henares in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is on the Madrid–Barcelona railway and is owned by Adif. The station is served by Cercanías Madrid lines C-2 and C-7. Alcalá de Henares railway station is situated 1 km southeast of San Juan de Ávila.
Palace of Laredo
Museum
Photo: Universidad de Alcalá, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Palace Laredo is a palace located in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1975. Palace of Laredo is situated 1¼ km southeast of San Juan de Ávila.
Instituto de Educación Secundaria Antonio Machado
School
Photo: Raimundo Pastor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Instituto de Educación Secundaria Antonio Machado is a school, which is situated 590 metres east of San Juan de Ávila.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares) and Camarma de Esteruelas.
Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares)
Neighborhood
Ciudad del Aire (Alcalá de Henares) is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km east of San Juan de Ávila.
Camarma de Esteruelas
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 6 km north of San Juan de Ávila.
Meco
Town
Photo: Rastrojo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meco is a municipality in the eastern part of the Autonomous Community of Madrid. In 2006, Meco had a population of 11,094. The town is located to the north of the River Henares, in the comarca of La Campiña del Henares, and also in one of the two natural sub-comarcas that make up the Comarca de Alcalá, La Campiña del Henares, characterized by vast grain fields and gentle hills. Meco is situated 8 km northeast of San Juan de Ávila.
San Juan de Ávila
- Categories: parish church, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.49293° or 40° 29′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.37688° or 3° 22′ 37″ westOpen location code
8CGRFJVF+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 380612576OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17017202
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In Other Languages
From Japanese to Spanish—“San Juan de Ávila” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “アルカラ・デ・エナーレスの教会”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan de Avila”
- Spanish: “iglesia de San Juan de Ávila”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de San Juan de Ávila”
- Spanish: “parroquia de San Juan de Avila”
- Spanish: “parroquia de San Juan de Ávila”
- Spanish: “San Juan de Avila, Alcala de Henares”
- Spanish: “San Juan de Ávila, Alcalá de Henares”
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