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Colmenarejo

Town

Colmenarejo is a Spanish town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, located in the northwest of the region, in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama, 899 meters high and 37 kilometers away from the capital. It is bordered to the north by El Escorial, to the east by Galapagar, to the south by Villanueva del Pardillo and to the west by Valdemorillo. Its only road access is the M 510, from Galapagar or from Valdemorillo. It has in its municipality with the east bank of the reservoir of Valmayor, second in capacity of the Region of Madrid, with the third Campus of the University Carlos III of Madrid.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Colmenarejo
Province
Madrid
Population (INE 2025)
9,640
Altitude
875 m
Area (IGN)
33.1 km²
Postcode
28270
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8 photographs of Colmenarejo, taken here and in its own light.

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Colmenarejo: Ayuntamiento, plaza y campanario de iglesia en Colmenarejo · Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0 es)
Javier Casado Tirado · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cielo rayado · Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Javier Casado Tirado · CC BY-SA 3.0
Campo de Colmenarejo · Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Javier Casado Tirado · CC BY-SA 3.0
Campo de Colmenarejo. Flor de retama · Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Javier Casado Tirado · CC BY-SA 3.0
Torreta de baja tensión · Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Javier Casado Tirado · CC BY-SA 3.0
Atardecer en Colmenarejo · Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Javier Casado Tirado · CC BY-SA 3.0
Siete Picos desde casa · Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Javier Casado Tirado · CC BY-SA 3.0
Universidad Carlos III · Photo: Javier Casado Tirado (CC BY-SA 3.0)