Chamartín is an
administrative district of
Madrid
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,
Spain
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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.
Overview
It is bounded by the
Paseo de la Castellana
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History and description
The street ...
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
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, home of the football team
Real Madrid
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;
Chamartín Station, the second-largest railway station in Madrid; the
Cuatro Torres Business Area, a
business park that comprises the four tallest
skyscraper
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s in
Spain
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; 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''):
*
Castilla
*
Ciudad Jardín
*
El Viso
*
Hispanoamérica
*
Nueva España
*
Prosperidad
Economy
The district has the head office of
Iberia Airlines and the head office of
Iberia Express.
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"
References
External links
Chamartin in the official website of Madrid City Council
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Districts of Madrid
Former municipalities in Spain