Cercedilla

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Cercedilla
Municipality
Flag Seal
Location of Cercedilla in Madrid
Cercedilla Location in Spain Cercedilla Cercedilla (Community of Madrid) Show map of SpainShow map of Community of MadridShow all
Coordinates: 40°44′28″N 4°3′25″W / 40.74111°N 4.05694°W / 40.74111; -4.05694Coordinates: 40°44′28″N 4°3′25″W / 40.74111°N 4.05694°W / 40.74111; -4.05694
Country	Spain
Region	Community of Madrid
Government
• Mayor	Eugenio Romero Arribas
Area
• Total	35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi)
Elevation	1,214 m (3,983 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	6,948
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Parraos
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Official website

Cercedilla (Spanish pronunciation: [θeɾθeˈðiʎa]) is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama.

Background[]

Statue in Cercedilla of
Francisco Fernández Ochoa

It was the hometown of Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950-2006), an alpine ski racer known for being the first (and only) Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. He won the slalom in 1972 in Japan. Less than two weeks before his death from cancer, a statue was erected in his honor in Cercedilla.^{[citation needed]}

Many of his siblings were also on the national ski team; his sister Blanca won an Olympic bronze medal in 1992 in France.

Public transport[]

Bus[]

Urban lines[]

• Line 1: Funefría hospital - High School

Interurban lines[]

• Line 680: Collado Villalba (hospital) - Cercedilla

• Line 684: Madrid (Moncloa) - Cercedilla (by Guadarrama)

Train[]

Cercedilla has a train station which gives service to two Cercanías lines, line C-8 and C-9. Line C-8 connects Cercedilla with Madrid, Alcalá de Henares and Guadalajara, while the C-9 line has a more tourist use than commuter use, since it only has two stops, one in Navacerrada and the other in Cotos, located in the Sierra de Guadarrama. In addition, a regional train line leaves from here (although the service is provided with commuter trains) and connects the village of Cercedilla with Segovia.

See also[]

• C-9 (Cercanías Madrid)

• C-8 (Cercanías Madrid)

References[]

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