Colmenar de Oreja

Municipality in Madrid, SpainColmenar de OrejaMunicipalityCity Hall. Coat of armsLocation of Colmenar de Oreja in MadridColmenar de OrejaLocation in SpainCoordinates: 40°6′33″N 3°23′13″W / 40.10917°N 3.38694°W / 40.10917; -3.38694Country SpainAutonomous community MadridComarcaLas VegasMunicipalityColmenar de OrejaGovernment • MayorDavid Moya AguilarArea • Total126.3 km2 (48.8 sq mi)Elevation761 m (2,497 ft)Population (2025-01-01) • Total9,127 • Density72.26/km2 (187.2/sq mi)DemonymColmenaretesTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code28380WebsiteOfficial website Colmenar de Oreja is a town and municipality of the Las Vegas comarca, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It was subject to a seven-month siege in 1139. Location It is located in the hydrographic plateau of the rivers Tagus and Tajuña, at 40º 07' 00" north and 5º 47' 30" east, in the region of La Alcarria de Chinchón. Its altitude at Mediterranean level is 753 meters on the north door of Santa Maria la Mayor church. The highest point in the district is in Navarredonda at 780 metres, and the lowest is in the river at its entrance in the district, whose altitude is 515 metres