Cercedilla
Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain
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Cercedilla (Spanish: [θeɾθeˈðiʎa] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
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| Coordinates: 40°44′28″N 4°3′25″W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Community of Madrid |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luis Miguel Peña Fernández (2019) |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,214 m (3,983 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 7,772 |
| • Density | 217/km2 (562/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Parraos |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28470 |
| Website | Official website |
Background
Francisco Fernández Ochoa
It was the hometown of Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950–2006), an alpine ski racer known for being the first Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. He won the slalom in 1972 in Japan. Less than two weeks before his death from cancer, a statue was erected in his honor in Cercedilla.[2]
Many of his siblings were also on the national ski team; his sister Blanca won an Olympic bronze medal in 1992 in France.
Public transport
Bus
Urban lines
- Line 1: Fuenfría hospital - High School
Interurban lines
- Line 680: Collado Villalba (hospital) - Cercedilla
- Line 684: Madrid (Moncloa) - Cercedilla (by Guadarrama)
Train
Cercedilla has a train station which gives service to two Cercanías lines, line C-8 and C-9. Line C-8 connects Cercedilla with Madrid, Alcalá de Henares and Guadalajara, while the C-9 line has a more tourist use than commuter use, since it only has two stops, one in Navacerrada and the other in Cotos, located in the Sierra de Guadarrama. In addition, a regional train line leaves from here (although the service is provided with commuter trains) and connects the village of Cercedilla with Segovia.
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