Chamartín is an administrative district of Madrid, Spain and consists of the following neighborhoods: El Viso, La Prosperidad, Ciudad Jardín, Hispanoamérica, Nueva España, and Castilla. It was originally named Chamartín de la Rosa and remained an independent municipality until it was incorporated to Madrid in 1948.[1]

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Chamartín
District of Madrid
Gate of Europe towers and the Cuatro Torres Business Area under construction
Country	Spain
Aut. community	Madrid
Municipality	Madrid
Madrid district number	5

Overview

It is bounded by the Paseo de la Castellana to the west, the Autopista de Circunvalación M-30 to the north and east, and the Autovía A-2 to the south.

Some of the landmarks of Chamartín are the Gate of Europe, a pair of inclined office buildings; the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of the football team Real Madrid; Chamartín Station, the second-largest train station in Madrid; the Cuatro Torres Business Area, a business park that comprises the four tallest skyscrapers in Spain; and the National Auditorium of Music (the main concert hall in Madrid) which hosts the Spanish National Orchestra.

Geography

Subdivision

The district is administratively divided into 6 wards (Barrios):

• Castilla
• Ciudad Jardín
• El Viso
• Hispanoamérica
• Nueva España
• Prosperidad

Economy

The district has the head office of Iberia Airlines and the head office of Iberia Express.[2][3]

References

External links

Media related to Chamartín District at Wikimedia Commons

• Chamartin in the official website of Madrid City Council