Brunete
Madrid · Comunidad de Madrid
Brunete (Spanish pronunciation: [bɾuˈnete]) is a town located on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, with a population of 10,730 people.
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Origins
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History
There was no military garrison in Brunete and there was no rebel attempt to seize the city during the coup of July 1936. Brunete remained in the deep rear of the front, in the summer established in Sierra de Guadarrama, some 20 km to the north. The Nationalist 7. Division approached the city in mid-October 1936, and on 18 October the Republican government declared Brunete within zona de guerra. There was no major fighting reported before, on 1 November 1936, the Nationalist troops seized Brunete.
In the summer of 1937 the Republican general staff prepared a diversionary offensive; it was intended to make Franco shift some of his troops from Cantabria and assist the defenders of Santander. The attack commenced in very late hours of 5 July, and on the evening of 6 July Brunete was re-taken by the Republicans; they claimed to have taken 80 prisoners. The Nationalists re-grouped and indeed moved some units from the Northern Front. Following some 2 weeks of fierce fighting, Brunete was again seized by the rebels on 24 July 1937. For the remainder of the war the city remained under the Nationalist control in the rear of the frontline, some 10 km from combat positions at the outskirts of Madrid.
In 2013 the local council launched a system to tackle a perceived dog excrement problem, which involved identifying offending dogs and posting the excrement to the homes of their owners. Initial results showed that the amount of dog faeces in the town reduced by 70 per cent.
Monuments
•Juan Pablo II
What to visit
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Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
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- September Fiestas Patronales Santísimo Cristo del Patrocinio
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- January: San Sebastián (20)
What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Sábado, de 08:00 a 14:00 · Calle de las Olivas
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Norte-Sur. De Collado Villalba (y San Yago) a Serranillos del Valle (1)
•De Villanueva de la Cañada a Brunete
•De Boadilla del Monte a Villanueva de la Cañada
•De Brunete al río Guadarrama
•De Brunete a Navalcarnero por Sevilla la Nueva
•De Brunete a Navalcarnero por el río Guadarrama
Services
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Famous people
•Sergio Gontán Gallardo, futbolista español
•José Ramón de la Morena, Periodista deportivo español
•Borja Maestro, piloto de motociclismo español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Borja Antonio Gutierrez Iglesias
Web oficial: http://www.brunete.org
Town hall of Brunete
Alcaldía: Borja Antonio Gutierrez Iglesias Web oficial: http://www.brunete.org
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How to get there
- 🚗 16 km from Móstoles (about 11 min by car)
- 🚗 19 km from Alcorcón (about 13 min by car)
- 🚗 31 km from Madrid (about 22 min by car)
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- ✈️ 47 km from Madrid-Barajas airport (about 33 min by car)
- ✈️ 177 km from Salamanca airport (about 125 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.4 km away
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Ibercaja · 0.2 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.7 km away
- Caixabank · 6.5 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- CHEAPOIL · 0.4 km away
- Moeve · 0.7 km away
- Gasolinera Ballena Azul · 4.5 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina cubierta · 0.5 km away
Buses
Educación:
En Brunete hay cinco guarderías (dos públicas y tres privadas), dos colegios públicos de educación infantil y primaria y un instituto de educación secundaria.
Servicios sociales:
La prestación de servicios sociales en Brunete los realiza desde 1991, la Mancomunidad de servicios sociales La Encina que atiende de forma mancomunada a las localidades de Villanueva de la Cañada, Villanueva del Pardillo, Brunete y Quijorna.
La sede central se encuentra ubicada en Villanueva de la Cañada, en el centro cívico El Molino, prestándose atención social en esta sede para aquellas personas empadronadas en Villanueva de la Cañada, y en las distintas dependencias habilitadas a tal fin en el resto de municipios. En Villanueva del Pardillo la sede está ubicada en el centro de mayores del municipio.
Transporte:
Brunete cuenta con siete líneas de autobuses organizados por el Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid. La línea nocturna comenzó a funcionar el 20 de diciembre de 2019, ya que tanto la Comunidad de Madrid como el CRTM aprobaron dotar de búhos los municipios que cuenten con más de 10 000 habitantes.
Pharmacy and health
•Centro de Salud
•Hospital Los Madroños
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Obituaries
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In loving memory
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