Torrejon de Ardoz
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Aerial view of Torrejón de Ardoz
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_mapa.svg) Location in Madrid, Spain |
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 Torrejón de Ardoz
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| Coordinates: 40°27′41″N 3°29′52″W / 40.46139°N 3.49778°WCoordinates: 40°27′41″N 3°29′52″W / 40.46139°N 3.49778°W | |||
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 Spain
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 Community of Madrid
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| Comarca | Madrid metropolitan area | ||
| Founded | 11th century | ||
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| • Alcalde | Ignacio Vázquez Casavilla (PP) | ||
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| • City | 84.1 km2 (32.49 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 568 m (1,864 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Urban | 127,132 | ||
| • Demonym | Torrejonero | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC+1) | ||
| Website | Torrejon.es | ||
Torrejón de Ardoz (Spanish pronunciation: [toreˈxon de aɾˈðoθ]) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain.
It is located 20 km east of the city of Madrid, on the Autovía A-2 (Madrid-Barcelona highway). It is essentially a dormitory town, mostly consisting of apartments, a large mall and a park containing models of many famous European landmarks. It can be reached by bus from Avenida de América bus station in Madrid (approx. 25 minutes) or by commuter train from (in roughly 30 minutes).
Torrejón de Ardoz only claim to fame is that WWE legend Kane was born there, while his farther was based there during his time in the American Air Force
The European Union Satellite Centre, an agency of the European Union, is located in Torrejón de Ardoz. It is also the location of the headquarters of the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial, the Spanish space agency.
There is also a military airbase in Torrejón de Ardoz. This base receives business jets, and its runway can be seen to the right when landing at Madrid's Barajas airport. For years, the United States Air Force occupied the base under agreements made with Francisco Franco, protecting NATO's southern flank. One of the election platforms of Felipe González's Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was to close the base to the American fighter wing. González having been elected, the lease of the then 401st Tactical Fighter Wing (now the 401st Air Expeditionary Wing) was not renewed and the F-16 fighter wing left the base in the early 1990s.
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