Rozas de Madrid, Las
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Las Rozas de Madrid (Spanish: [las ˈɾoθas ðe maˈðɾið] , or simply, Las Rozas [las ˈɾoθas]) is a municipality in the autonomous community of Madrid, Spain, with an area of 59 km² (22¾ sq. mi.).[1] The municipality is served by three Renfe railway stations– Las Rozas, Pinar de Las Rozas and Las Matas. Additional stops at Peñascales and El Tejar were closed. The municipality shares borders with Torrelodones to the north, Villanueva del Pardillo and Galapagar to the west, the park of Monte del Pardo in the east and Majadahonda (south). Las Rozas has one of the highest average per capita incomes in the Madrid region, and it has become a right-wing stronghold. During the final decades of the 20th century the town has experienced a vigorous building program, mostly as a dormitory town for Madrid, with a correspondingly strong population growth, which more than doubled between 1991 and 2005 (from 35,137 to 76,246 inhabitants). The provisioning for local services (such as schools and new dwellings) has at times been outpaced by the locality's high birth and immigration rates. However, by 2010 the community was well served in all health, education and social sectors.
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Origins
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History
Rozas means clearings in Spanish. Various theories exist, for example: The clearing by Romans for military exercises, the collection of firewood or the creation of farmland. According to some historians Las Rozas could be the old Miacum, the name associated with the city of Madrid, dating from about the third century.
Las Rozas is situated near the river Guadarrama (which flows all year round) and along the ancient road between Segovia and Titulcia (two of the most ancient settlements in the area). The part of this ancient road near Las Rozas is now approximately the A6/M505 route.
During the Spanish civil war it became the site of major battles, a reminder of this time are the concrete forms of bunkers that remain in the Dehesa of Navalcarbón and along the valley of the river Guadarrama.
In the winter of 1936 the pro-Franco troops advanced for the west of Madrid from their bases at Brunete, Villaviciosa de Odón and Campamento. In the middle of a dense fog with freezing temperature, Franco's rebels, supported by the air force, engaged the republican forces in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil War. The inhabitants of Las Rozas took refuge in other places of the nearby Sierra (mountains) such as the caves in Hoyo de Manzanares. These roceños (inhabitants of Las Rozas) who fled were nicknamed cucos, (the sly ones).
When the war was over, the Church of San Miguel and of the 270 houses of the (pre-war) settlement, 92 were severely damaged and only 13 were intact. The Ministerio de la Gobernación created the Dirección General de Regiones Devastadas for the reconstruction of towns destroyed by the war and Las Rozas was included among them.
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Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- 5 · September Mercado Goyesco 📆 Add to my calendar
- 29 · September San Miguel 📆 Add to my calendar
- September Fiestas Patronales de San Miguel
Rest of the year
- May: Día de La Retamosa (5) · Mercado Medieval (15)
- October: Mercado Medieval Las Rozas
- December: Navidad en Las Rozas
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Trails and hiking
•Senda Botánica del Aroyo de Vagrande (1.7 km)
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Famous people
•Margarita Gil Roësset, escultora, ilustradora y poeta española
•Borja Rubiato, futbolista español
•Julián Vara, futbolista español
•Dani López, futbolista español
•Sofía Cosculluela, atleta española de pruebas combinadas
•Mariano Fernández Cortés, Ingeniero Agrónomo
•Samuraï, Cantante y compositora española
Town hall
Alcaldía: José de la Uz
Web oficial: http://www.lasrozas.es/
Town hall of Rozas de Madrid, Las
Alcaldía: José de la Uz Web oficial: http://www.lasrozas.es/
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How to get there
- 🚗 20 km from Alcorcón (about 14 min by car)
- 🚗 21 km from Madrid (about 15 min by car)
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- ✈️ 33 km from Madrid-Barajas airport (about 23 min by car)
- ✈️ 183 km from Salamanca airport (about 129 min by car)
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