Santa María de la Alameda
Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain
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Santa María de la Alameda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsanta maˈɾi.a ðe la alaˈmeða]) is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is linked to the city of Madrid and the town of El Escorial by regular train services. A popular weekend and holiday destination, Santa Maria is popular with anglers, hunters, walkers and outdoors enthusiasts.
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Originally a group of cattle-raising hamlets, the municipality comprises different settlements: Las Herreras, El Pimpollar, La Hoya, Navalespino, La Paradilla, Robledondo, Santa María de la Alameda and Santa María Estación.[2] In time, the nucleus of "Santa María Estación", developed around the railway station, has grown to become the most populated settlement.[3] The capital of the municipality (the namesake "Santa María de la Alameda") is located at an elevation of 1,409 metres.[4] The municipality covers an area of 74.41 km2,[5] including the exclave of Dehesa de la Cepeda, a mostly pasture area geographically located between the provinces of Ávila and Segovia in the autonomous community of Castile and León.
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