Leganés, Metropolitan municipality south of Madrid, Spain.
Leganés is a city and administrative division south of Madrid. It spreads across flat terrain with several industrial and residential districts separated by wide roads and public squares.
The settlement first appeared in thirteenth-century records as a small cluster of farms and fields. In the seventeenth century it gained status as a self-governing town, allowing it to manage its own administrative affairs.
The name may come from a shepherd or soldier who settled the area during medieval times. Today locals see the town as a typical residential suburb near the capital, where families live in apartment blocks and row-house neighborhoods.
Visitors moving around without a car can rely on several train lines and buses linking the town to central Madrid. Travel time varies from twenty minutes to an hour depending on destination and connection.
A museum displays large-format sculptures by contemporary artists across public squares and streets, so visitors can discover modern art while walking through town. The collection includes dozens of works positioned at different sites around the urban area.
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