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El escudo de Alcalá de Henares es el oficial y representativo de esa ciudad de la Comunidad de Madrid . Representa a un castillo sobre las aguas, haciendo referencia al origen del nombre de la ciudad ( al-qal'a Nahar , en árabe , el castillo sobre el (río) Henares ).
Alcalá de Henares é um município da Espanha na província e comunidade autónoma de Madrid. Tem 87,7 km² de área e em 2021 tinha 195 982 habitantes ( densidade: 2 234,7 hab./km² ). [ 1] Demografia. Patrimônio Mundial da UNESCO.
Alcalá de Henares es una ciudad española perteneciente a la Comunidad de Madrid. Su término municipal se extiende sobre la comarca natural de La Campiña, aunque parte de este se extiende sobre La Alcarria. Tiene una población de 199 184 habitantes (INE 2023), y una superficie de 87,99 km². [3]
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Locally, it is generally known simply as Alcalá, but de Henares (‘of the river Henares’) is appended when needed to differentiate it from a dozen Spanish cities sharing the name Alcalá (from the Arabic word القلعة al-qalʿa, for fortification or citadel, typically a castle). Its Latin name, Complutum, means "confluence", where rivers' water (or rain...
The city boundaries have been inhabited since the Chalcolithic phase of the Bronze Age. Romans conquered the area in the 1st century BC, and built the town of Complutum near a previous Carpetanian settlement, Iplacea. With 10,000 inhabitants, it reached the status of municipium and had its own governing institutions. It played an important role, lo...
Location
Alcalá de Henares is located in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula, in the southern half of the Inner Plateau. It lies on the valley of the Henares, a left-bank tributary of the Jarama, which is in turn a right-bank tributary of the Tagus. The right (north) bank of the river (on which the current urban nucleus was built) displays a very flat relief with a series of quaternary fluvial terraces, while the left (southern) bank features a very steep slope of clays from the miocene, rapidly...
Climate
The climate in this city of central Spain is semi-arid, with cold, dry winters and hot, dry summers. The average year-round temperature is 14 °C (57 °F). The average year-round rainfall is about 300 mm (11.8 in), mainly in spring and autumn. Temperatures vary from some degrees below 0 °C (32 °F) in December and January to some over 40 °C (104 °F) in July and August. Dry season coincides with maximum heat in summer.
The major landmark and one of the great prides of the city, its university, uses sites throughout the city, but has two main campuses. The first is on the north side of Alcalá. This campus includes most science departments and student housing (as well as its own, separate Renfe station). The second, central campus, houses most of the humanities and...
Aside from the buildings associated with the university, one of the city's most important and historic building is the Cathedral-Magistral of Saints Justus and Pastor, known formally in Spanish as the Santa e Insigne Catedral-Magistral de los Santos Justo y Pastor or more familiarly as the Catedral de los Santos Niños. Constructed between 1497 and ...
The city is also home to the Archbishops Palace. This site is where Christopher Columbus and King Ferdinand planned the excursion to the West as well as the birthplace of Catherine of Aragon, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, who would be the first wife of King Henry VIII of England and therefore queen consort of England. Alcalá's Corral of Comed...
The center of the city remains essentially medieval, with many winding cobbled streets, and many historic buildings. The city centre surrounds the Plaza de Cervantes and is traversed by a long pedestrian main street, the Calle Mayor. The city includes the Moorish quarter, the Jewish quarter, and the Christian quarter. These distinct neighborhoods h...
Some 18% of the population are of foreign origin, according to the official data, a large part of the newcomers (30%) are immigrants from Eastern Europe. Many Chinese businesses have also been established in the city. Alcalá has the largest community (18%) of Romanian immigrants in Spain, with over 35,000 people. In 2007, for the first time, the im...
Alcalá's excellent transport links with Madrid have led to its becoming a commuter town, with many of its inhabitants travelling to work in the capital. By Cercanias (railway) is the lines C2 and C7 that links Alcalá de Henares with Madrid in 35 minutes, or Guadalajara in 25 minutes, also exists in the peak hours trains called CIVIS, direct train, ...
Twin towns – sister cities
Alcalá de Henares has reached twin town and sister city agreementswith: Saint Didacus, known as San Diego in Spanish, was born in Alcalá de Henares and is the namesake for the city of San Diego, United States. Alcalá de Henares is the birthplace of Catherine of Aragon; it is twinned with the English city of Peterborough in England, her final resting place.
El escudo de Alcalá de Henares es el oficial y representativo de esa ciudad de la Comunidad de Madrid (España). Representa a un castillo sobre las aguas, haciendo referencia al origen del nombre de la ciudad. El modelo actual y oficial fue aprobado en 1987:
El palacio arzobispal de Alcalá de Henares es un palacio fortaleza situado en el centro histórico de Alcalá de Henares (Comunidad de Madrid, España). Es actualmente sede de la Diócesis de Alcalá de Henares. Se encuentra en la plaza del Palacio y forma parte del conjunto monumental declarado Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco. [2]
The Archiepiscopal Palace of Alcalá de Henares (Spanish: Palacio Arzobispal de Alcalá de Henares) is a palace located in Alcalá de Henares, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is now home to the Diocese of Alcalá de Henares. It is located in the Plaza del Palacio and this form part of the monumental set declared World Heritage ...
