Miraflores de la Sierra
Miraflores de la Sierra is a town and municipality in the northern area of the autonomous Community of Madrid, in central Spain, of c. 6,000 inhabitants, located 49 kilometers away from Madrid.
History
Miraflores de la Sierra, formerly known as Porquerizas was established by Segovian farmers in the thirteenth century. According to legend the town was renamed in 1627 by Elisabeth of Bourbon, wife of Philip IV of Spain. Walking to the monastery of Santa María de El Paular she saw the village of Porquerizas surrounded by blooming flowers, at which point she exclaimed Mira, ¡flores! ("look, flowers!").
Festivities
Beginning on 15 August Miraflores de la Sierra celebrates its festivities in honour of the Virgen de la Asunción. (Our Lady of the Assumption), patron of the municipality.
3 February, day of Saint Blaise, is also celebrated, as is 15 May, day of San Isidro.
Transport System
The only way to arrive Miraflores de la Sierra in public transport is with bus line 725, which connects it to many other villages and Madrid. Formerly the village had a train station that connected it with Madrid, Burgos and Irún, but since 2011 the station is no longer in service.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- Media related to Miraflores de la Sierra at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipal website (in Spanish)
- A website from the citizens (in Spanish)
- Yet another website from the citizens (in Spanish)
- Miraflores citizen's forum (in Spanish)
- "Vecinos de Miraflores" Citizen social platform website with much information (in Spanish)
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- La Acebeda
- Ajalvir
- Alameda del Valle
- El Álamo
- Aldea del Fresno
- Algete
- Alpedrete
- Ambite
- Anchuelo
- Arroyomolinos
- El Atazar
- Batres
- Becerril de la Sierra
- Belmonte de Tajo
- El Berrueco
- Berzosa del Lozoya
- El Boalo
- Braojos
- Brea de Tajo
- Brunete
- Buitrago del Lozoya
- Bustarviejo
- Cabanillas de la Sierra
- La Cabrera
- Cadalso de los Vidrios
- Camarma de Esteruelas
- Campo Real
- Canencia
- Carabaña
- Casarrubuelos
- Cenicientos
- Cercedilla
- Cervera de Buitrago
- Chapinería
- Chinchón
- Ciempozuelos
- Cobeña
- Collado Mediano
- Colmenar de Oreja
- Colmenar del Arroyo
- Colmenarejo
- Corpa
- Cubas de la Sagra
- El Escorial
- Estremera
- Fresnedillas de la Oliva
- Fresno de Torote
- Fuente el Saz de Jarama
- Fuentidueña de Tajo
- Garganta de los Montes
- Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago
- Gascones
- Griñón
- Guadalix de la Sierra
- Guadarrama
- La Hiruela
- Horcajo de la Sierra
- Horcajuelo de la Sierra
- Hoyo de Manzanares
- Loeches
- Lozoya
- Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias
- Madarcos
- Manzanares el Real
- Meco
- Miraflores de la Sierra
- El Molar
- Los Molinos
- Mejorada del Campo
- Montejo de la Sierra
- Moraleja de Enmedio
- Moralzarzal
- Morata de Tajuña
- Navacerrada
- Navalafuente
- Navalagamella
- Navarredonda y San Mamés
- Navas del Rey
- Nuevo Baztán
- Olmeda de las Fuentes
- Orusco de Tajuña
- Paracuellos de Jarama
- Pedrezuela
- Pelayos de la Presa
- Perales de Tajuña
- Pezuela de las Torres
- Pinilla del Valle
- Piñuécar-Gandullas
- Pozuelo del Rey
- Prádena del Rincón
- Puebla de la Sierra
- Puentes Viejas
- Quijorna
- Rascafría
- Redueña
- Ribatejada
- Robledillo de la Jara
- Robledo de Chavela
- Robregordo
- Rozas de Puerto Real
- San Agustín del Guadalix
- San Lorenzo de El Escorial
- San Martín de la Vega
- San Martín de Valdeiglesias
- Santa María de la Alameda
- Santorcaz
- Los Santos de la Humosa
- La Serna del Monte
- Serranillos del Valle
- Sevilla la Nueva
- Somosierra
- Soto del Real
- Talamanca de Jarama
- Tielmes
- Titulcia
- Torrejón de la Calzada
- Torrejón de Velasco
- Torrelaguna
- Torrelodones
- Torremocha de Jarama
- Torres de la Alameda
- Valdaracete
- Valdeavero
- Valdelaguna
- Valdemanco
- Valdemaqueda
- Valdemorillo
- Valdeolmos-Alalpardo
- Valdepiélagos
- Valdetorres de Jarama
- Valdilecha
- Valverde de Alcalá
- El Vellón
- Venturada
- Villa del Prado
- Villaconejos
- Villalbilla
- Villamanrique de Tajo
- Villamanta
- Villamantilla
- Villanueva de la Cañada
- Villanueva del Pardillo
- Villanueva de Perales
- Villar del Olmo
- Villarejo de Salvanés
- Villavieja del Lozoya
- Zarzalejo
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