Parla, Municipality at 648 meters elevation in Community of Madrid, Spain
The municipality extends across 24.43 square kilometers of terrain, connecting with six neighboring districts in the southern Madrid metropolitan area.
King Alfonso XI of Castile granted control of Parla to a cardinal in 1338 as compensation for assistance against Moorish forces.
The population grew from 1,237 residents in 1900 to 133,482 in recent times, with inhabitants from Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, and Extremadura regions.
The Parla Tram operates on an 8.3-kilometer circular route with 15 stations, linking residential zones to commercial centers and public facilities.
Stone tools made of Paleolithic chert found in the area indicate early human settlements that introduced metalworking and agriculture by 200 CE.
Location: Community of Madrid
Elevation above the sea: 648.5 m
Shares border with: Fuenlabrada, Humanes de Madrid, Griñón, Torrejón de la Calzada, Torrejón de Velasco, Pinto
Website: http://ayuntamientoparla.es
GPS coordinates: 40.23722,-3.77417
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:57
Tower of Éboli, Pinto
6.1 km
Centro de Arte Tomás y Valiente (Ceart)
6.3 km
Castillo de Torrejón de Velasco
5.5 km
Iglesia de San Esteban Protomártir (Fuenlabrada)
5.2 km
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, Parla
260 m
Iglesia de Santo Domingo de Silos (Pinto)
6.5 km
Hermitage of Virgen de la Soledad, Parla
529 m
Fuente de las Escaleras, Fuenlabrada
5.9 km
Escuelas Lope de Vega de Parla
504 m
St. Francis Xavier Church
6.7 km
Zona arqueológica Los Granados
3.7 km
Convento de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
6.2 km
La Laguna (Parla)
1.1 km
Church of Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Humanes de Madrid
4.8 km
Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
6.2 km
Centro de educación ambiental Bosque Sur
6.8 km
Jardín Botánico de Moraleja de Enmedio
7.1 km
Church of San Esteban
5.5 km
Town hall of Parla
130 m
Town Hall of Fuenlabrada
5.6 km
Iglesia de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora
6.9 km
Fuente de los Cuatro Caños
5.2 km
Town hall of Pinto
6.3 km
Old Town Hall of Fuenlabrada
5.3 km
Plaza de toros de Parla
1.6 km
Granero de Griñón
7.5 km
Maqbara of Griñon
6.9 km
Granero de Fuenlabrada
5 kmReviews
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