Community of Madrid
Community of Madrid (Spanish: Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities (regions) of Spain. It is in centre of the country, and the Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Madrid.
Comunidad de Madrid | |
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Anthem: "Himno de la Comunidad de Madrid" "Anthem of the Community of Madrid" | |
Coordinates: 40°30′N 3°40′W / 40.500°N 3.667°WCoordinates: 40°30′N 3°40′W / 40.500°N 3.667°W | |
Country | Spain |
Capital | Madrid |
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Peñalara: the Guadarrama mountain range's highest peak
The Iberian ibex (Capra pyrenaica) in La Pedriza
A fire salamander in the laguna de los Pájaros
The summer drought is characteristic of the Madrid region's climate. Montejo Beech (part of the transnational Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe world heritage site) is a relict forest featuring a particular case of microclimate, allowing for Eurosiberian species that do not grow in the region in normal conditions.
Olive tree orchards in Arganda del Rey
Prehistoric vessel from Ciempozuelos, exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain in Madrid
A mosaic of the House of Dionysus in Complutum