Torrelaguna
Torrelaguna is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It covers an area of 43.40 km2., it has a population of 4,940.
Public transport
Torrelaguna has three line buses. They are:Line 197: Torrelaguna - Madrid
Line 197D: Torrelaguna - El Vellón - El Molar
Line 913: Torrelaguna - El Atazar
Main sights
The parish church of La Magdalena is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in the community of Madrid.Other sights include:
- Abbey of the Concepcionistas Descalzas. The chapel has a Plateresque façade from the 16th century, attributed to Juan Gil de Hontañón.
- Hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad.
- Ancient market place
- Palacio de Salinas, a Renaissance building.
- Town Hall
- Remains of the city walls.
Politics
The eleven seats in the municipal government are distributed as below as of the 2023 elections. The municipality currently has a PP mayor, Víctor Gutiérrez, who formed a coalition with Ciudadanos to end 24 years of successive PSOE government.Notable people
- Saint Isidore the Farmer, a pious agricultural labourer of the twelfth century prayed to for rain. He and his wife Maria were canonised in 1622.
- Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, cardinal, archbishop, statesman and abolitionist.