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Also known as Chinchon

Chinchón () is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 50 km south-east of the city of Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 115.91 km2. , it has a population of 5,239. Its historic centre, with a notable main square, was declared a Heritage Site in 1974.

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Settlement.name
Chinchón
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
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Tejados ............. testigos del 2 de mayo (17147370090).jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Bandera de Chinchon.svg
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Coat of Arms of Chinchón.svg
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Spain Community of Madrid#Spain
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300
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Location in Spain
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Country
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Spain
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Community of Madrid
Settlement.elevation_m
753
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115.91
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Chinchonete /-a
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auto
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Chinchón
Population
5800
Area
115.9
Elevation
753
Official website
www.ciudad-chinchon.com
Image
Tejados ............. testigos del 2 de mayo (17147370090).jpg
Licence plate code
M
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Commons category
Chinchón
postal code
28370
Commons gallery
Chinchón
male population
2682
female population
2649
P8168
Capito
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21 sections
Contents
  • Heritage
  • Plaza Mayor
  • Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
  • Clock tower
  • Castle of the Counts
  • Convent of San Agustín
  • Convent of the Poor Clares
  • Castillo de Casasola
  • History
  • First settlements and foundation of the town
  • From Dominion to Head of the County
  • Decadence and the Napoleonic wars
  • Reconstruction by civil society
  • In film
  • Early days: Michael Anderson, Nicholas Ray, Henry Hathaway
  • Orson Welles
  • Spanish cinema
  • Wes Anderson
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Chinchón () is a town and municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 50 km south-east of the city of Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 115.91 km2. , it has a population of 5,239. Its historic centre, with a notable main square, was declared a Heritage Site in 1974.

== Heritage == left|176x176px|The main square from the Mirador

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