District of Madrid in Spain
Chamartín is an administrative district of Madrid , Spain and consists of the following neighbourhoods: El Viso , La Prosperidad , Ciudad Jardín , Hispanoamérica , Nueva España , and Castilla .
It was originally named Chamartín de la Rosa and remained an independent municipality until it was incorporated to Madrid in 1948.[ 1] [ 2]
Overview
It is bounded by the Paseo de la Castellana to the west, the Autopista de Circunvalación M-30 to the north and east, and the Autovía A-2 to the south.
Some of the landmarks of Chamartín are the Gate of Europe , a pair of inclined office buildings; the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , home of the football team Real Madrid ; Chamartín Station , the second-largest railway station in Madrid; the Cuatro Torres Business Area , a business park that comprises the four tallest skyscrapers in Spain ; and the National Auditorium of Music (the main concert hall in Madrid) which hosts the Spanish National Orchestra .
Geography
Subdivision
The district is administratively divided into 6 wards (Barrios ):
Economy
The district has the head office of Iberia Airlines and the head office of Iberia Express .[ 3] [ 4]
References
^ Gea, Isabel. Historia de los distritos de Madrid: Chamartín . Ediciones La Libreria, 2001
^ "Chamartin, Spain" . Places In The World . Retrieved 24 July 2023 .^ "Legal notice Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine ." Iberia . Retrieved 25 February 2010. "IBERIA, Líneas Aéreas de España, S.A. with official address at Calle Velázquez no. 130, 28006 Madrid,"
^ "Información Legal y Protección de Datos ." Iberia Express . Retrieved 15 March 2012. "Compañía Operadora de Corto y Medio Radio Iberia Express, S.A. con domicilio social en la calle Velázquez nº 130, 28006 Madrid"
External links
Chamartín District at Wikimedia Commons
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