Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Madrid. It has about 200,000 people. There is a university. Miguel de Cervantes, an important Spanish writer, the author of the "Don Quixote", was born there.
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| Location of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid Location of Alcalá de Henares in Madrid | |
| Coordinates: 40°28′N 3°22′W / 40.467°N 3.367°WCoordinates: 40°28′N 3°22′W / 40.467°N 3.367°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
| Founded | 1st century BC |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Javier Rodríguez Palacios (PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.72 km2 (33.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 594 m (1,949 ft) |
| Population ()[1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 28801-28807 |
| Website | Official website |
| Official name | University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv, vi |
| Reference | 876 |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
Flag
The flag of Alcalá de Henares (Spanish: Bandera de Alcalá de Henares) is colored red. It has a coat of arms in the center. The emblem has a diameter of three-quarters the width of the center. The ratio of the flag is 2:3.[2]
Alcalá De Henares Media
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Roman mosaic of the four seasons, the House of Bacchus, Complutum
- Alcalá de Henares. Torre albarrana de Alcala la Vieja.jpg
Tower of the Old Castle of Alcalá La Vieja
View of the town by Anton van den Wyngaerde (1565)
- Hauser y Menet (ca. 1910) Alcalá de Henares, calle Mayor y Hospital de Antezana.png
Calle Mayor, c. 1910
- Alcalá de Henares Palacio Arzobispal 6045.JPG
Tower of Tenorio of the Archbishop's Palace of Alcalá.
- Alcalá de Henares (ESA 16-11-2015) vista desde el satélite Sentinel-2A.png
Alcalá de Henares as seen by the Sentinel-2 of the European Space Agency
- Universidad de Alcala.jpg
The rectorado of the University of Alcalá
- University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares-112993.jpg
Cloister part of the university
- Palacio Laredo (30-06-2007) balcón y minarete.jpg
Palacio de Laredo, Alcalá de Henares, España.
References
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