Pelayos de la Presa

Municipality in Community of Madrid, Spain

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40°21′33″N 4°20′9″W / 40.35917°N 4.33583°W / 40.35917; -4.33583CountrySpainRegionCommunity of MadridArea

• Total7.58 km² (2.93 sq mi)Elevation

570 m (1,870 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total2,475 • Density330/km² (850/sq mi)Demonym(s)Pelayero, -aTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

28696

Pelayos de la Presa (Spanish pronunciation: [peˈlaʝos ðe la ˈpɾesa]) is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain.^[2] It covers an area of 7.58 km².^[2] As of 2018^[update], it has a population of 2,475.

It is located in the southwest of the region, near the San Juan Reservoir (retaining the waters of the Alberche), the source the municipal water supplies come from.^[3] The reservoir is shared between Pelayos de la Presa, Navas del Rey and San Martín de Valdeiglesias, with Pelayos de la Presa having jurisdiction over "El Muro" area.^[4] As it is the only reservoir in the region declared as swimming area, it attracts tourism. The Monastery of Santa María de Valdeiglesias [es], with its origins dating back to the 12th century, cistercian-style, is located in the municipality.^[5]^[4] It is located at 570 m over sea level.^[6]

Monastery of Santa María de Valdeiglesias
San Juan Reservoir

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ ^a ^b "Municipios". Datos del Registro de Entidades Locales. Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas.
^ Sánchez, Esther (22 June 2016). "Pelayos de la Presa lleva desde el lunes sin agua". El País.
^ ^a ^b Casteleiro García, Rodrigo (10 August 2016). "Aquí sí hay playa". El País.
^ López García, Tania (23 August 2018). "Una joya fragmentada: el monasterio de Pelayos de la Presa". El Salto.
^ "Predicción por municipios. Pelayos de la Presa (Madrid)". AEMET.