Cercedilla (Spanish pronunciation: [θeɾθeˈðiʎa]) is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, in central Spain. It is located in the Sierra de Guadarrama.
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Cercedilla Location in Spain Cercedilla Cercedilla (Community of Madrid) | |
Coordinates: 40°44′28″N 4°3′25″W / 40.74111°N 4.05694°W | |
Country | Spain |
Region | Community of Madrid |
Government | |
• Mayor | Luis Miguel Peña Fernández (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,214 m (3,983 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 6,948 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Demonym | Parraos |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | Official website |
It was the hometown of Francisco Fernández Ochoa (1950–2006), an alpine ski racer known for being the first (and only) Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. He won the slalom in 1972 in Japan. Less than two weeks before his death from cancer, a statue was erected in his honor in Cercedilla.[2]
Many of his siblings were also on the national ski team; his sister Blanca won an Olympic bronze medal in 1992 in France.
Cercedilla has a train station which gives service to two Cercanías lines, line C-8 and C-9. Line C-8 connects Cercedilla with Madrid, Alcalá de Henares and Guadalajara, while the C-9 line has a more tourist use than commuter use, since it only has two stops, one in Navacerrada and the other in Cotos, located in the Sierra de Guadarrama. In addition, a regional train line leaves from here (although the service is provided with commuter trains) and connects the village of Cercedilla with Segovia.