Villaconejos
Sign in to saveVillaconejos is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Historically, Villaconejos's economy has been based on agriculture. Examples of the region's common crops include olives, cereals, and fruits, including melons. The melons of Villaconejos are popular throughout Spain. Villaconejos is home to a Melon Museum.
Key facts
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- Villaconejos
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- Municipality
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- Bandera_de_Villaconejos.svg
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- Escudo_de_Villaconejos.svg
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- Villaconejos (Madrid) mapa.svg
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- 300px
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- Municipal location within the Community of Madrid.
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- above
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- 300
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Community of Madrid
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- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 36.65
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- auto
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- CET
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Villaconejos is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Historically, Villaconejos's economy has been based on agriculture. Examples of the region's common crops include olives, cereals, and fruits, including melons. The melons of Villaconejos are popular throughout Spain. Villaconejos is home to a Melon Museum.
==Etymology== thumb|The Ayuntamiento The town's name comes from Conejos which literally means 'rabbits' in Spanish. The general belief is that the name stemmed from the historical abundance of rabbits in the region, and the hunters attracted to the region by said rabbits.