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between the French and British troops which left the town in ruins. Ecclesiastical and civil confiscation enforced the sale of land, which was acquired by the rich and powerful nobility. One of them, the marqués de Remisa, used his position with the railroad company to have a train station built on
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By the 16th century Majadahonda had become a proper village, with a population of about 400 inhabitants. At the end of the 16th century there were almost two hundred houses and some 800 inhabitants. Majadahonda is mentioned in
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Throughout the 1960s a process of urban transformation and population increase took place. Majadahonda abandoned agricultural activities, becoming a dormitory town for Madrid, and thus highly dependent upon the service sector.
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Additionally, the town is well known for its sporting establishments, including a public indoor swimming pool (now closed since 2021), an athletics stadium, a golf course, and several padel, tennis and football facilities.
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greatly damaged the area, which, like Madrid, was mostly Republican. From 1936 to 1939 the town was mostly deserted. The town was entirely reconstructed with a more modern grid format.
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Near Majadahonda, at Las Rozas (Geographical coordinates: 40°29'6"N 3°52'27"W), is the most powerful broadcasting station in Spain, which transmits the programs of RNE-1 (
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The Puerta de Hierro university (public) hospital was relocated to Majadahonda from the western part of the city of Madrid into a newly built medical complex in 2009.
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The facility also has a second mast, 130 metres (430 ft) tall used for broadcasting RNE-5 on 657 kHz and COPE Madrid on 999 kHz at 50 kW power.
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his property, which is the origin of the present station, relocated from its original site at El Plantio, but still some distance from the town.
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In the 18th century there was a considerable population increase, reaching a total of some 800 inhabitants, according to the
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is based in the municipality, it played most of the years in 2B division but eventually in 2A during 2018/19 season.
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The political changes across Spain have been broadly supported by Majadahonda, which voted in favor of the
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There is a park named after that French town. It is located near the Majadahonda train station.
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Church of Santa Catalina Mártir
Flag of Majadahonda
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Coat of arms of Majadahonda
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Majadahonda is located in Spain
40°28′22″N 3°52′20″W / 40.47278°N 3.87222°W / 40.47278; -3.87222
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Community of Madrid
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Madrid metropolitan area
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Catherine of Alexandria
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