Valdepiélagos
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View of Valdepiélagos
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_mapa.svg) Municipal location within the Community of Madrid. |
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 Spain
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| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Juan Pablo Herradas Calleja (CIV) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 679 sq mi (17,59 km2) | |
| • Land | 679 sq mi (17,59 km2) | |
| Elevation | 2,441 ft (744 m) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • Total | 571 | |
| • Density | 8,410/sq mi (32,46/km2) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Valdepiélagos is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It received the title of villa (town) on the 3rd of May, 1801.
The origins of the word Valdepiélagos are obscure, nevertheless linguists and historians have proposed two different versions about this name:
The town of Valdepiélagos is situated on the north-eastern limit of the Community of Madrid, bordering the province of Guadalajara to the north and east, and the municipality of Talamanca de Jarama to the south and west.
Regarding to road access, two motorways traverse the municipality: the M-120 which runs from Mesones to Talamanca de Jarama; and the M-125 running from .
Access from the city of Madrid can be achieved by entering the A-1 motorway heading to Burgos and then taking the Exit 50 to get to the N-320 heading to Guadalajara. Access from Guadalajara itself is made by taking the N-320 in the opposite direction.
Valdepiélagos' altitude of 744 meters above sea level and its location near the center of the Iberian peninsula lead to a harsh continental climate yielding hot summers (with mean temperatures around 24 °C and high temperatures above 35 °C) and cold winters with mean temperatures around 5 °C, where chill is present although snow is not abundant. Spring and autumn feature milder temperatures.
Raining season is from spring to autumn, with an average of 530 liters per square meter falling yearly.
Vegetation in Valdepiélagos is diverse and corresponds to the type found in the zone of central Spain with its continental climate:
Valdepiélagos' economy is based upon the following pillars:
La Ecoaldea (the Ecovillage) is a housing project born in 1996 as a result of the concerns of a group of people to minimize the negative impact that human constructions have on the environment. A pioneering project whose philosophy lies in creating about thirty truly ecological houses, it aims to entail an ecological cycle in which everything is recycled and nothing is lost.
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