Barajas (district)

Barajas is a municipality in the east of Madrid, capital of Spain. He has 43 423 inhabitants and is administratively from the districts of Alameda de Osuna, Aeropuerto, Casco Histórico de Barajas, Timón ( Barajas) and Corralejo. The municipality Barajas was incorporated by decree of November 18, 1949 in the Community of Madrid, until the restructuring Barajas was a part of the Distrito de Hortaleza.

Origin of the name

The present name Barajas is controversial in its origins; although the creation of Barajas Roman origin is attributed, the name clearly stems from the Arabic term " bar - Axa ," which in Arabic for " daughter Axa " ( Bar Axa, id est filius Axe ) is. In Scripture Relaciones histórico - geográficas de los pueblos de España the place in 1575 for the first time recorded with " Baraxas ".

Attractions

In Barajas is one of the few relics of the Spanish military architecture of the 15th century.

• The Castillo de la Alameda also known under the name of Castillo de Barajas or Castillo de los Zapata is used today after an extensive restoration as a museum (Museo del Yacimiento Archaeological ). Under the building and in the immediate vicinity of the remains of ancient settlements from the Bronze Age to exist (1500 BC) to the Roman period ( first century AD AD). Today, the museum belongs museosdemadrid to the system.
• Parque de El Capricho, a 14- hectare castle and park.
• The Madrid International Airport, located in the northeast of the municipality and can be reached by metro.

City ​​festivals

• First week of September each year: Virgen de la Soledad