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21-473: It lies at an average altitude of 845 meters. According to the 2022 census, 24,775 people live in the municipality, distributed among seven towns. The people of Torrelodones earn among the highest per capita incomes of the Community of Madrid. Services, hotels, and construction are the main economic activities. In 2012 it had about 22,680 inhabitants. With over three colleges and four developments, Torrelodones

42-587: A spice . The seed maturation time varies between species from 6 to 18 months after pollination. The male cones are similar to the other Cupressaceae , with 6 to 20 scales. In hardiness zones 7 through 10, junipers can bloom and release pollen several times each year. Different junipers bloom in autumn, while most pollinate from early winter until late spring. Many junipers (e.g. J. chinensis , J. virginiana ) have two types of leaves; seedlings and some twigs of older trees have needle-like leaves 5–25 mm ( 3 ⁄ 16 –1 in) long, on mature plants

63-512: Is Celtis australis . The town's badge, or coat of arms, was approved in 1979 by the "Real Decreto 3086/1979", of December 14. Its official description in Spanish is: EscudoPartido, primero, de plata. la torre de azur; se• gundü, de azur, la banda de oro, engolada en dragantes del mismo metal y en punta, de plata, el almez o lodón frutado de sable. Al timbre, corona real cerrada. This literally translates as: "Badge divided, first, of silver,

84-428: Is divided in two parts: Torrelodones-pueblo (Torrelodones town), and Torrelodones-colonia (Torrelodones colony). Torrelodones-pueblo has the historical part of the municipality. It was developed in the early Middle Ages around a street that still exists now, called Calle Real (Royal Street). Through the twentieth century the town started to expand with the construction of new buildings, new business and small stores. In

105-628: Is of the juvenile needle-like type, with no scale leaves. In some of these (e.g. J. communis ), the needles are jointed at the base, while in others (e.g. J. squamata ), the needles merge smoothly with the stem. The needle leaves of junipers are hard and sharp, making the juvenile foliage very prickly to handle. This can be a valuable identification feature in seedlings, as the otherwise very similar juvenile foliage of cypresses ( Cupressus , Chamaecyparis ) and other related genera are soft and not prickly. Junipers are gymnosperms , which means they have seeds, but no flowers or fruits. Depending on

126-1161: Is the most important bird. Other birds include Picogordo ( Coccothraustes coccothraustes ), curruca mosquitera ( Sylvia borin ), curruca zarcera ( Sylvia communis ), curruca mirlona ( Sylvia hortensis ), papamoscas gris ( Muscicapa striata ), oropéndola ( Oriolus oriolus ), collalba rubia ( Oenanthe hispanica ), chochín ( Troglodytes troglodytes ), pito real ( Picus viridis ), mochuelo ( Athene noctua ), autillo ( Otus scops ), abubilla ( Upupa epops ), carbonero común ( Parus major ), alcaudón real ( Lanius meridionalis ), alcaudón común ( Lanius senator ), abejaruco ( Merops apiaster ), estornino ( Sturnus unicolor ), rabilargo ( Cyanopica cooki ), El petirrojo ( Erithacus rubecula ), el ruiseñor ( Luscinia megarhynchos ), el mirlo ( Turdus merula ), el verdecillo ( Serinus serinus ), el verderón ( Carduelis chloris ), el pardillo ( Carduelis cannabina ), and el zorzal ( Turdus spp. ). There are also some species for hunting, such as la perdiz ( Alectoris rufa ), la codorniz ( Coturnix coturnix ), la tórtola ( Streptopelia turtur ) and la paloma torcaz ( Columba palumbus ). Among

147-620: Is usually divided into two parts: the "Torrelodones town", where there is the Town Hall, and the "Torrelodones colony", where there are schools, homes and small businesses. The town has an interesting artistic and natural heritage and is part of two tourist routes in the Community of Madrid . One of them is the Imperial Route , which partially follows the historic route used in the 16th century by King Philip II in his travels from

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189-516: The amphibians are el sapo corredor ( Bufo calamita ), el sapo de espuelas ( Pelobates cultipes ), el sapo partero ibérico ( Alytes cisternasii ), el sapillo pintojo ibérico ( Discoglossus galganoi ), and el gallipato ( Pleurodeles waltl ). There are countless species of invertebrates. On record are two species of endangered Lepidoptera: el arlequín ( Zerynthia rumina ) and la doncella de ondas ( Euphydryas aurinia ). Community of Madrid Too Many Requests If you report this error to

210-473: The bottom left corner, blue on the top and yellow on the bottom; in the middle the officially approved coat of arms." Torrelodones is bounded by the following: Torrelodones' population is spread in seven officially recognized different towns: Torrelodones (center), Los Robles, Los Peñascales, Los Bomberos, La Estacion, La Berzosilla, El Gasco. There are other neighborhoods isolated apart from those seven towns but they are not officially recognized. Torrelodones

231-635: The city of Madrid to the Royal Site of El Escorial. The other is the Route through the Castles, Fortresses and Watchtowers, to which it is linked by the Watchtower of Torrelodones . Torrelodones is bordered to the north by Hoyo de Manzanares , to the south by Las Rozas de Madrid , to the west by Galapagar , and to the east by Madrid (through El Monte de El Pardo ). Historically the municipality

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252-541: The cypress family Cupressaceae . Depending on the taxonomy , between 50 and 67 species of junipers are widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere as far south as tropical Africa , including the Arctic , parts of Asia, and Central America . The highest-known juniper forest occurs at an altitude of 4,900 metres (16,100 ft) in southeastern Tibet and the northern Himalayas , creating one of

273-710: The highest tree lines on earth. Junipers vary in size and shape from tall trees , 20–40 metres (66–131 feet) tall, to columnar or low-spreading shrubs with long, trailing branches. They are evergreen with needle-like and/or scale-like leaves . They can be either monoecious or dioecious . The female seed cones are very distinctive, with fleshy, fruit -like coalescing scales which fuse together to form a berrylike structure ( galbulus ), 4–27 millimetres ( 3 ⁄ 16 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 inches) long, with one to 12 unwinged, hard-shelled seeds . In some species, these "berries" are red-brown or orange, but in most, they are blue; they are often aromatic and can be used as

294-563: The late nineteenth century the Torrelodones-colonia part arose around the railway station; it is still developing. It consisted of small townhouses, apartments and villas. Both the Torrelodones-pueblo and the Torrelodones-colonia are the main social, administrative and economic centers of the municipality. They hold the 64% of the population and the vast majority of businesses, industries and services available in

315-409: The leaves are overlapping like (mostly) tiny scales, measuring 2–4 mm ( 3 ⁄ 32 – 5 ⁄ 32  in). When juvenile foliage occurs on mature plants, it is most often found on shaded shoots, with adult foliage in full sunlight. Leaves on fast-growing 'whip' shoots are often intermediate between juvenile and adult. In some species (e.g. J. communis , J. squamata ), all the foliage

336-662: The occasional presence of junipers , oaks and pine trees , and spontaneous pine reforestation. Torrelodones joins two protected ecological spaces: Sierra de Hoyo and Monte del Pardo . Animals that live here include birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. All of them are included in the Catálogo Nacional de Especies Amenazadas and the Catálogo Regional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora de la Comunidad de Madrid . Águila imperial ibérica. ( Aquila adalberti ) ( Spanish imperial eagle )

357-1149: The raptor birds are aguilucho ratonero ( Buteo buteo ) and al elanio azul ( Elanus caeruleus ). The municipality shelters, especially in protected zones, ardilla roja ( Sciurus vulgaris ), erizo europeo ( Erinaceus europaeus ), conejo ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ), liebre ibérica ( Lepus granatensis ), comadreja ( Mustela nivalis ), gineta ( Genetta genetta ), zorro ( Vulpes vulpes ), jabalí ( Sus scrofa ), el ratón de campo ( Apodemus sylvaticus ), el ratón casero ( Mus domesticus ), el lirón careto ( Eliomys quercinus ), la musaraña gris ( Crocidura russula ), el topo ibérico ( Talpa occidentalis ), and topillo de Cabrera ( Microtus cabrerae ). Torrelodones hosts reptiles such as la lagartija colirroja ( Psammodromus algirus ), la lagartija cenicienta ( Psammodromus hispanicus ), la lagartija ibérica ( Podarcis hispanicus ), el lagarto ocelado ( Lacerta lepida ), la salamanquesa común ( Tarentola mauritanica ), la culebrilla ciega ( Amphisbaenia ), la culebra de collar ( Natrix natrix ), la culebra viperina ( Natrix maura ) and la culebra de escalera ( Elaphe scalaris ). Among

378-408: The species, the seeds they produce take 1–3 years to develop. The impermeable coat of the seed keeps water from getting in and protects the embryo when dispersed. It can also result in a long dormancy that is usually broken by physically damaging the seed coat. Dispersal can occur from being swallowed whole by frugivores and mammals. The resistance of the seed coat allows it to be passed down through

399-417: The tower on azure, second, in azure, the gold band, with dragon heads of the same metal, and in peak, of silver, the hack berry of saber. On the top, a royal crown closed." The town's flag was approved by Madrid's community on 12 February 1992, and was designed by Julian Nieto Martin. The flag's description is: "Rectangular flag, of 2:3 ratio divided diagonally in 2 equal portions from the right top corner to

420-433: The village. Torrelodones's weather is continental Mediterranean. It has cold winters with temperatures less than 5 °C, frequents frosts at nights and occasionally snows. Summers are warm, around 25 °C, and with maximum temperatures that can reach over 35 °C. The annual rainfall is more than 400mm. The municipality has much Mediterranean flora that is typical of Spain. Trees there mainly are Holm oaks , with

441-526: Was named "Torrelodones" (Lodones' Tower). That name led to the current name of the town Torrelodones. The name comes from, for one side, the Muslim watchtower that Muslims used during Al-andalus age to guard the city from the attacks of Christian people during the Iberian peninsula's reconquest. For the other side, " Lodon " (hack berry) is a type of tree that was really abundant in that zone whose scientific name

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