Arganzuela is one of the 21
districts
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of the city of
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
.
Geography
Position
Arganzuela is located in central-southern Madrid, separated from
Latina,
Carabanchel
Carabanchel is a district of Madrid, Spain. It lies on the southern (right) 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 ...
and
Usera by the river
Manzanares. The other bordering districts are
Centro
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Places Brazil
*Centro, Santa Maria, a neighborhood in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
* Centro, Porto Alegre, a neighborhood of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
*Centro (Duque de Caxias), a neighborhood of Duq ...
,
Retiro and
Puente de Vallecas
Puente de Vallecas (''Bridge of Vallecas'') is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain. It forms, with the district of Villa de Vallecas
Villa de Vallecas (''Village of Vallecas'') is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, S ...
.
Subdivision
The district is administratively divided into 7 wards (''Barrios''):
*
Atocha
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Imperial
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Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to:
Places
United States
* Imperial, California
* Imperial, Missouri
* Imperial, Nebraska
* Imperial, Pennsylvania
* Imperial, Texas
...
*
La Chopera
La Chopera is an administrative neighborhood () of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela
Arganzuela is one of the 21 districts of the city of Madrid, Spain.
Geography
Position
Arganzuela is located in central-southern Madrid, separated ...
*
Las Acacias
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Las Delicias
*
Legazpi
*
Palos de Moguer
Sightseeing
Matadero Madrid
Matadero Madrid is the site of a former slaughterhouse, the El Matadero y Mercado Municipal de Ganados (English: Municipal Slaughterhouse and Cattle Market) in the Arganzuela district of Madrid. Today, it is a contemporary arts centre.
History
...
, in Arganzuela, is a former slaughterhouse that is currently a free entrance area and
cultural centre
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Asia
* Ce ...
where many activities take place in daytime.
See also
*
Gate of Toledo
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Madrid Atocha railway station
Madrid Atocha ( es, Estación de Madrid Atocha), also named Madrid Puerta de Atocha–Almudena Grandes, is the first major railway station in Madrid. It is the largest station serving commuter trains ( ''Cercanías''), regional trains from the ...
References
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Districts of Madrid
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