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VALVERDE DE ALCALÁ
Small town dotted with olive, almond and pine isolated concentrations, whose main activity is farming.
Location of the Municipality
Located in an area of Campinas east of the Community of Madrid, known as the Alcarria of Madrid. The municipality is located at the foot of a barren fitted to the edge of a valley.
It belongs to the judicial Alcalá de Henares, the countryside of Campiña of Henares, Madrid province.
Neighboring Municipalities
Nouth: Villalbilla
West: Torres de La Alameda
East: Corpa
Southeast: Nuevo Baztán
South: Pozuelo del Rey
Geographic Data
Area: 13,53 Km²
Altitude: 723 m
Latitude: 40°25’ 0’ ’’N
Longitude: 3°18’0’’ O
History
It is not known the time of founding of Valverde, but the tradition that formerly llamón Quejo, a name that actually corresponds to an unpopulated area located about 3 km. east of Pozuelo, whose population was forced to leave because of the plague, moved to its present location. The first historical reference to Valverde's have in the year that King Alfonso VII of Castile archbishopric of Toledo donated to the town of Alcala and villages. This community regime ended in 1564, the year in which Valverde went on to acquire the exempt category of village.
Patrimony
Parish Church of St. Thomas: XVII century building, a single nave, with tower of three bodies. The interior keeps a relief of the Entombment of the sixteenth century and a Gothic sculpture of Our Lady of the Angels with the child in the fourteenth century.
Convent of Our Lady of the Angels: building depended on the Dominican College of St. Thomas Aquinas and the Angels, founded in the university town of Alcala in 1529 by the Dean of the Cathedral of Toledo, Don Carlos de Mendoza. It is particularly important in this building mural decoration is still preserved inside. In 1836 he was disentailed.
Festivities and Traditions
Carnival: On Saturday night they held a costume party with prizes for the costume-made and original.
Festivities San Isidro Labrador: May 15, charities are distributed (in breads cakes) and lemonade.
Patron Saint Festival: in honor of the Blessed Virgin Our Lady of the Angels. Held the second week of September. Stresses the Salve in honor of the Virgin.
Hostelry
Bar La Solana: Plaza Mayor, 2 Phone: 91 885 98 00
Municipal Services
City Council of Valverde de Alcalá: Plaza Mayor, 1 Phone: 91 885 93 51
Municipal Office: Callejón Plaza Mayor, 2 - Phone: 91 885 04 84
Center for Public Internet Access (C.A.P.I.): C/ Ramón y Cajal, 2 - Phone: 91 885 02 73
Hogar del jubilado “Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles”: C/ San Roque, 1
CRA “Amigos de la Paz”: C/ San Roque, 1 - Phone: 91 885 96 39
Municipal Reading Center: C/ Cervantes, 1
Resources Catalog
Natural Resources
Name | Classification | Description | Other Observations |
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Mount “El Pinar” | Reserved and protected Mounts: Mount management | Managed mount spot northwest of the town. | Total Area: 67,78 ha. |
Cultural Resources
Name | Classification | Description | Other Observations |
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Church of Santo Tomás Apóstol | RTPP religious: Properties. | C/ Iglesia, S/N - C/ Iglesia, 1 - Valverde de Alcalá | |
House work of the Dominicans | RTPP Religious: Properties | It is located on rural land. | |
Pozo de la Comunal | RTPP Civil: Properties | It is located on rural land | |
Plaza de Toros | RTPP Cultural: Properties | Plaza de la Rambla s/n, next to the roundabout at the entrance to the village, next to the road |
Other Services
Name | Classification | Description | Other Observations |
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Ayuntamiento de Valverde de Alcalá | Centro Público | Plaza Mayor, 1 | Teléfono: 91.885.93.51 · Fax. 91.885.90.71 |
Mariano Gascueña S.L | Estación de servicio | Carretera VILLAR DEL OLMO, S/N - 28514 - Nuevo Baztán Teléfono: 918735051 | |
Centro de Servicios Sociales de Atención Primaria | Atención Primaria | Atención de la trabajadora social en Valverde de Alcalá lunes y jueves de 11.30 a 14.30. | Plaza Mayor 1 - Teléfono: 918859351 (ayuntamiento) o Teléfono: 918868259 (Mancomunidad). |
Hogar del Jubilado | Centros de Día para Mayores | Centro público, con servicio de cafetería y actividades culturales, de ocio y formativas. | C/ San Roque 3 - Teléfono: 918859351. De lunes a domingo, de 17:00h. a 21:00h. |
Ludoteca infantil | Servicios socioculturales | Ludoteca pública para niños de 3 a 12 años. Plazas: 20. | C/ San Roque 1 - Teléfono: 918859351 Abierto sábados de 12 a 14h. Gratuito. |
Centro de Lectura Municipal “Rodríguez de Hita” | Centros culturales y bibliotecas | Centro público municipal. Ofrece cursos de informática, actividades de ocio y aula de deberes. Sede del CAPI. Requisitos: carnet de biblioteca y carnet de CAPI. | C/ Ramón y Cajal 2, Teléfono: 918846767. De 17:00h. a 20:00h., martes y jueves. |
Centro de Educación de Personas Adultas | Servicios educativos y formativos | Centro oficial de la Consejería de Educación de la CAM dedicado a enseñanzas básicas, cursos de informática e idiomas. Los cursos técnico – profesionales del Programa Mentor son el único servicio no gratuito. | C/ Amapolas 6, Teléfono: 918858178 cepa.torresdelaalameda@educa.madrid.org www.educa.madrid.org/web/cepa.torresdelaalameda |
C.R.A. Amigos de la Paz | Centros de Educación Reglada | Centro público de enseñanza infantil y primaria. Edades: de 3 a 12 años. Nº de plazas: 40 | C/ San Roque 1, Teléfono: 918859639 craamigosdelapaz.anchuelo@educa.madrid.org / www.educa.madrid.org - cra.amigosdelapaz.anchuelo |
Transport and Communications
Name | Classification | Description | Other Observations |
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Line 232 | Bus | Alcalá de Henares-Torres de La Alameda | Monday to Friday: from 05:50h. to 22:50h. |
Saturday working: 09:15h., 10:00h., 13:30h., 16:45h., 19:00h., 21:45h., 23:15h. | |||
Sunday an public holidays: 09:15h., 11:45h., 13:30h., 16:45h., 19:00h., 21:45h., 23:15h. | |||
Torres de La Alameda-Alcalá de Henares | Monday to Friday: from 06:15h. to 23:15h. | ||
Saturday Working: 10:15h., 12:30h., 14:15h., 17:30h., 20:00h., 22:30h. | |||
Sunday and Saturday: 10:15h., 12:30h., 14:15h., 17:30h., 20:00h., 22:30h. | |||
Phone: 918 891 605 | |||
Line 260 | Bus | Alcalá de Henares - Ambite - Orusco | Monday to Friday working: 15:25h. |
Orusco - Ambite - Alcalá de Henares | Monday to Friday working: 06:35h. | ||
Phone: 918 712 511 | |||
Point of Informaticon http://www.ctm-madrid.es | |||
CAPI | CAPI | Integrated in the Reading Room “Rodríguez de Hita”. Number of places: 8 | C/ Ramón y Cajal 2 - Phone: 918 846 767. From 16:00h. to 20:00h., Monday to Saturday. |
Intermunicipal Transport Lines | http://www.ctm-madrid.es/servlet/RedTransServlet?xh_TIPO=32&xh_ACCION=0&xh_TIPO_SEL=T&CODPANTALLA=12&xh_CLAVE=166000%23Valverde+de+Alcala&x=54&y=13 |