Carabanchel Prison
Carabanchel Prison was a prison located in the Carabanchel neighbourhood of Madrid, Spain. It was opened in Francoist Spain in 1944 to house political prisoners after the Spanish Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Shrubland
- Description: former prison in Madrid
- Also known as: “Solar de la antigua Prisión Provincial de Madrid (Cárcel de Carabanchel)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hermitage of Santa María la Antigua and Aluche.
Hermitage of Santa María la Antigua
Church
Photo: Beritec, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hermitage of Santa María la Antigua is a hermitage located in Madrid, Spain. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1981. Hermitage of Santa María la Antigua is situated 260 metres northeast of Carabanchel Prison.
Aluche
Railway station
Photo: Carlitos Manuel Ronquillo Ordóñez, CC0.
Aluche is a station on Line 5 of the Madrid Metro and line C-5 on Cercanías, serving the Aluche barrio. It is located in fare Zone A. The station offers connection to Cercanías Madrid via Aluche railway station. Aluche is situated 720 metres northwest of Carabanchel Prison.
CIE de Aluche
Prison
Photo: gaelx, CC BY-SA 2.0.
CIE de Aluche is a prison, which is situated 310 metres northwest of Carabanchel Prison.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colonia de la Prensa and Carabanchel.
Colonia de la Prensa
Neighborhood
Photo: Madrid desconocido, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colonia de la Prensa is a neighborhood.
Carabanchel
Suburb
Carabanchel is a district of Madrid, Spain. It lies on the southern bank of the Manzanares, spanning southward down to the M-40 ring road. The district is made up of the neighbourhoods of Abrantes, Comillas, Opañel, Puerta Bonita, San Isidro and Vista Alegre.
Puerta Bonita
Quarter
Photo: samualpedrete, CC BY 2.0.
Puerta Bonita is an administrative neighborhood of Madrid belonging to the district of Carabanchel. It has an area of 1.607994 km2. With an area of 0.45 km2, the Quinta of Vistalegre, which is chiefly owned by the regional administration, spreads over much of the neighborhood.
Carabanchel Prison
- Category: prison
- Location: Carabanchel, Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.38101° or 40° 22′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.75489° or 3° 45′ 18″ westOpen location code
8CGR96JW+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 828456329OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrubWikidata ID
Q3817241
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Spanish—“Carabanchel Prison” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կարաբանչել”
- Basque: “Carabanchelgo espetxea”
- Catalan: “presó de Carabanchel”
- Catalan: “Presó de Carabanchel”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سجن كارابانشل”
- French: “Prison de Carabanchel”
- French: “Prison Provinciale de Madrid”
- German: “Cárcel de Carabanchel”
- Russian: “Тюрьма Карабанчель”
- Spanish: “Carcel de Carabanchel”
- Spanish: “Cárcel de Carabanchel”
- Spanish: “Prision de Carabanchel”
- Spanish: “Prisión de Carabanchel”
- Spanish: “Prision Provincial de Madrid”
- Spanish: “Prisión Provincial de Madrid”
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Highlights include Campo de Fútbol Sala Eugenia de Montijo and Instalación Deportiva Municipal Básica Parque Eugenia de Montijo.
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