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Atocha is a central ward (barrio) of Madrid belonging to the district of Arganzuela.

Atocha
Ward of Madrid
Front view of Atocha Station at Plaza del Emperador Carlos V (Emperor Charles V Square)
Country Spain
Aut. community Madrid
Municipality Madrid
District Arganzuela

Etymology


The Atocha meadow appears as Prato de Thoia and prado de Toia in the 13th-century Madrid town charter.[1] It has been linked to atochar (a esparto field), the hermitage of Our Lady of Atocha (derived from Theotoca ("Mother of God") or Antiochia) or atochada[2] (an earthwork with grasses to contain water, here applied to a local brook).[3]


Geography


Located in the middle of Madrid, the ward is formed by a strip between the avenue Calle de Méndez Álvaro (south-west), and the north-eastern area of Madrid Atocha railway station, that occupies great part of its territory. The northern border is at the square Plaza del Emperador Carlos V and the southern one in the avenue Calle de Pedro Bosch.

Atocha borders the districts of Centro (north), Retiro (north-east), Puente de Vallecas (south) and with the Arganzuelan wards of Palos de Moguer, Las Delicias and Legazpi.[4]


Transport


Home of Madrid Atocha, the main railway station of the city, the ward is also served by the Metro lines 1 (at Estación del Arte and Atocha stations), 6 (at Méndez Álvaro station) and by several lines of a commuter rail network named Cercanías Madrid.[5]


References


  1. Alvarado Planas, Javier; Oliva Manso, Gonzalo (2019). "Transcripción del original del Fuero de Madrid". El fuero de Madrid (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado. p. 207. ISBN 978-84-340-2542-4. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. "atochada". atochada | Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish) (23.5 ed.). RAE-ASALE. 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2022. Lomo hecho de atocha, romero o broza y tierra, para contener el agua en los bancales.
  3. Cruz, Luis de la (3 March 2022). "De hierbas, agua y leyendas: ¿cuál es el origen del topónimo Atocha?". Somos Madrid - ElDiario.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. Arganzuela district map
  5. Serving Madrid Atocha and Madrid Méndez Álvaro stations: see map


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Atocha es uno de los 7 barrios que conforman el distrito de Arganzuela en Madrid. En este barrio se encuentra la estación de Atocha, la más importante estación ferroviaria de España.


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