Torrelaguna

Torrelaguna (Spanish pronunciation: [torelaˈɣuna]) is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It covers an area of 43.40 km².^[2] As of 2022^[update], it has a population of 4,940.^[3]

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Torrelaguna
Municipality

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Coordinates: 40°49′34″N 3°32′20″W
Country	Spain
Region	Community of Madrid
Government
• Mayor	Víctor Gutiérrez
Area
• Total	43.4 km² (16.8 sq mi)
Elevation	744 m (2,441 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	4,724
• Density	110/km² (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28180

Main sights

The parish church of La Magdalena (started in the 14th century, inaugurated in the 18th century) is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in the community of Madrid.

Other sights include:

Abbey of the Concepcionistas Descalzas. The chapel has a Plateresque façade from the 16th century, attributed to Juan Gil de Hontañón.
Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (14th century).
Ancient market place
Palacio de Salinas, a Renaissance building.
Town Hall (1515)
Remains of the city walls.

Politics

The eleven seats in the municipal government are distributed as below as of the 2023 elections. The municipality currently has a PP mayor, Víctor Gutiérrez, who formed a coalition with Ciudadanos to end 24 years of successive PSOE government.^[4]

More information Party, Votes ...

Votes	%	+/-	Seats	+/-
PP	885	37.48	20.1	5	2
PSOE	729	30.87	10.85	3	3
CUV	366	15.50	New	2	New
Ciudadanos	199	8.42	6.4	1	1
Vox	150	6.35	6.76	0	1
PSOE loss to no overall control

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