Aranjuez

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Population

• 2002: 40,928
• 2004: 46,891
• 2005: 48,139
• May 2007: 52,873

Government and administration

Economy

Agriculture

Industry

• Lever Brothers
  Lever Brothers
  
  The British manufacturer Lever Brothers was founded in 1885 by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme and his brother, James.In 1885 they bought a small soap works in Warrington....
   (detergents).
• Indra
  Indra
  
  Indra is the god of War and Weather, also the King of the gods or Deva and Lord of Heaven or Swarga in Hinduism. Mentioned first as the chief deity in the sacred Hindu text of Rig Veda, Indra is bestowed with a heroic and almost brash and amorous character....
   (computer systems).
• Carburos Metálicos (chemicals).
• Fyse (pharmaceuticals).
• Bosch
  Bosch
  
  Bosch is a popular surname in Catalan language and Dutch language; it means forest. It may refer to:Places*Bosch, Buenos Aires, Argentina...
   (electrical components for automobiles).
• Slaughterhouse
  Slaughterhouse
  
  A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir ,or freezing works , is a facility where animals are killed and processed into meat foods....
  .

Transportation

• Important roads:
• Dual carriageway A4 (old N-IV) (Madrid
  Madrid
  
  Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
   - Cadiz
  Cádiz
  
  C?diz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of C?diz, one of eight which make up the Autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia....
  ).
• Toll motorway R4, (Madrid
  Madrid
  
  Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
  -Ocaña
  Ocaña, Spain
  
  Oca?a, a town and municipality of central Spain, in the province of Toledo ; on the extreme north of the tableland known as the Mesa de Oca?a, with a station on the railway from Aranjuez to Cuenca, Spain....
  ).
• N400, (Toledo
  Toledo, Spain
  
  Toledo is a city and municipality located in central Spain, 70 km south of Madrid. It is the capital city of the province of Toledo and of the autonomous communities of Spain of Castile-La Mancha....
  -Cuenca
  Cuenca, Spain
  
  Cuenca is a city in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha in central Spain. It is the capital of the province of Cuenca , one of the largest provinces in Spain , almost as large as countries like Slovenia or Montenegro....
  ).

• Railways (Renfe
  RENFE
  
  Renfe Operadora is the state-owned company which operates freight and passenger trains on the 1668-mm "Iberian gauge" and 1435-mm "Standard gauge" networks of the Spain national railway infrastructure company :es:Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias ....
  ):
• Aranjuez is served by commuter trains to Atocha
  Atocha
  
  File:Invernadero de Atocha, Madrid - view 3.JPGFile:Atocha.jpgAtocha Station is the largest train station in Madrid. It is the primary station serving commuter trains , intercity and regional trains from the south, and the AVE high-speed rails from Barcelona and Seville ....
   and Chamartín
  Chamartín Station
  
  Chamart?n is the name of a railway station in Madrid, Spain. It provides visitors and passengers with a mini market, a coffee shop and various restaurants, a pharmacy and movie theaters....
   stations in Madrid
  Madrid
  
  Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
  .
• Long Distance trains to the East
  East
  
  East is a Direction in geography. It is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points, opposite of west and at right angles to north and south....
   and South
  South
  
  South is one of the cardinal directions and is opposite to the north.By Western world Norm , the bottom side of a map is south; the southern direction has azimuth or bearing of 180?....
   of Spain
  Spain
  
  Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  .

Local media

Print media

• Heraldo de Aranjuez.
• Tablón de Anuncios.
• .
• .
• .
• El Espejo.

Radio stations

• Onda Aranjuez, 107.8 FM.
• Cadena Ser Aranjuez, 89.3 FM.
• Onda Cero Aranjuez, 90.7 FM.
• Radio Fuga, 92.1 FM.

Sports facilities

• The city has always been connected to the Tagus
  Tagus
  
  The Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It measures 1,038 kilometers in length, 716 km of which are in Spain, 47 km as border between Portugal and Spain and the remaining 275 km in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon....
   river, with the result that there is a long tradition of water sports, such as canoeing
  Canoeing
  
  Canoeing is the activity of Watercraft paddling a canoe for the purpose of recreation , sport, or Human-powered transport. It usually refers exclusively to using a paddle to propel a canoe with only human muscle power....
   or rowing
  Sport rowing
  
  Rowing is a sport in which athletes racing against each other on rivers, lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline....
  . In the Olympic candidature of Madrid
  Madrid
  
  Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
   for the 2012 Olympics
  2012 Summer Olympics
  
  The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, are due to be celebrated in London in the United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012....
  , which will be held finally in London
  London
  
  London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
  , Aranjuez was the selected site for these sports. Anyhow, there are plans to continue the construction of the necessary sport facilities, which should be finished by 2010.
• Aranjuez has a football
  Football (soccer)
  
  Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
   team, Real Aranjuez C.F., which plays in the Local Stadium, called "El Deleite".
• Nearby Ocaña
  Ocaña, Spain
  
  Oca?a, a town and municipality of central Spain, in the province of Toledo ; on the extreme north of the tableland known as the Mesa de Oca?a, with a station on the railway from Aranjuez to Cuenca, Spain....
   has a skydiving and gliding
  Gliding
  
  Gliding refers to the descending flight of heavier-than-air craft, principally gliders s, hang gliders and paragliders. Technically, gliders, hang-gliders and paragliders are just different styles of glider used to pursue gliding and soaring for recreation, in the same way that sailboats and windsurfers share the lake and the wind....
   centre at the Aerodrome
  Aerodrome
  
  An aerodrome or airfield is a term for any location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve cargo or passengers or neither....
  , and most of the skydivers there base themselves in Aranjuez.

History

• There are several theories about the origin of the name. The most accepted one states that it comes from the Basque language
  Basque language
  
  Basque is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France....
  . It is derived from Arantza (hawthorn
  Crataegus
  
  Hawthorn is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the rose family, Rosaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia and North America....
   in English), Aran (meaning valley
  Valley
  
  In geology, a valley is a Depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge....
    or plum
  Plum
  
  A plum or gage is a drupe tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary , the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone....
   in English). The old name of the city was Aranz. During the Middle Ages
  Middle Ages
  
  File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
  , the city was known as Aranzueque or Arançuex until it became Aranjuez. Other theories say that it comes from Latin
  Latin
  
  Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
   Ara Jovis or Ara Iovia, which means Jupiter's
  Jupiter (mythology)
  
  In Roman mythology, Jupiter or Jove was the king of the gods,and the god of sky and thunder. He is the equivalent of Zeus in the Greek pantheon....
   Altar, but currently the Pre-Roman name is preferred.
• Middle Ages
  Middle Ages
  
  File:Karl 1 mit papst gelasius gregor1 sacramentar v karl d kahlen.jpgThe Middle Ages of European history are a period in history which lasted for roughly a millennium, commonly dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Early Modern Period in the 16th century, marked by the division of Western Christi...
  : incorporation into Saint James' Order.
• Ferdinand and Isabella, the "Catholic kings", converted Aranjuez into a Royal Site
  Spanish royal sites
  
  The royal sites are a set of palaces, monastery, and convents built for and under the patronage of the Spanish monarchy. They are administered by Patrimonio Nacional , a Spanish state agency; most are open to the public, at least in part, except when they are needed for state or official events....
  . It has been the spring residence of the kings of Spain since the late 19th century.
• Philip II of Spain
  Philip II of Spain
  
  Philip II was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, List of monarchs of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England, as husband of Mary I of England, from 1554 to 1558, lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count; and King of Portugal as Philip I...
  : Construction of the Royal Palace
  Palacio Real de Aranjuez
  
  The Royal Palace of Aranjuez is a residence of the King of Spain, located in the town of Aranjuez . The palace is open to the public as one of the Spanish royal sites....
   (Juan Bautista de Toledo
  Juan Bautista de Toledo
  
  Juan Bautista de Toledo. Spanish architect educated in Italy, in the Italian High Renaissance. As many Italian renaissance architects, he had experience in both architecture and military and civil public works....
   and Juan de Herrera
  Juan de Herrera
  
  Juan de Herrera was a Spain architect, mathematician and geometrician.One of the most outstanding Spanish architects in the 16th century, Herrera represents the peak of the Spanish Renaissance....
  ).
• 1752: During the kingdom of Ferdinand VI, the city of Aranjuez was born, as only people related to the monarch could live there up to that time.
• 1808: Mutiny of Aranjuez
  Mutiny of Aranjuez
  
  The Mutiny of Aranjuez, or Mot?n de Aranjuez as it is known in Spain, was an early nineteenth century popular uprising against King Carlos IV of Spain, which managed to overthrow him and place his son, Ferdinand VII of Spain, on the throne....
  , by which Charles IV of Spain
  Charles IV of Spain
  
  Charles IV was list of Spanish monarchs from December 14, 1788 until his abdication on March 19, 1808....
   was forced to abdicate in favour of his son Ferdinand VII of Spain
  Ferdinand VII of Spain
  
  Ferdinand VII was list of Spanish monarchs twice, in 1808, and from 1813 to 1833 . He was also known as 'Ferdinand, the desired'.The eldest surviving son of Charles IV of Spain, king of Spain, and of his wife Maria Louisa of Parma, he was born in the vast palace of El Escorial near Madrid....
  .
• 1851: Opening of the railway line between Madrid
  Madrid
  
  Madrid is the Capital and largest city of Spain. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits in the European Union after Greater London and Berlin, and its Madrid metropolitan area is the Largest urban areas of the European Union in the European Union after Paris aire urbaine, Greater London Urban Area, a...
   and Aranjuez, the so-called Strawberry Train. This was the second railway line in Spain
  Spain
  
  Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  , after that of Barcelona
  Barcelona
  
  Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
  -Mataró
  Mataró
  
  Matar? is the capital and largest city of the Comarques of Catalonia of the Maresme, in the Barcelona , Catalonia Autonomous Community, Spain....
   (1848).
• 1939: Joaquín Rodrigo
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  
  Joaqu?n Rodrigo Vidre was a composer of european classical music and a virtuoso pianist. Despite being blind from an early age, he achieved great success....
   composes the Concierto de Aranjuez
  Concierto de Aranjuez
  
  The Concierto de Aranjuez is a musical composition for classical guitar and orchestra by the spanish people composer Joaqu?n Rodrigo. Written in 1939 in music, it is probably Rodrigo's best-known work, and its success established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the twentieth century....
  , which would make Aranjuez famous all over the world.
• 1983: Aranjuez is declared Conjunto Histórico Artístico, literally Historic Artistic Junction.
• 2001: UNESCO
  UNESCO
  
  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
   lists the Aranjuez Cultural Landscape as a World Heritage Site.

Notable people connected with Aranjuez

• Francisco de Asís of Bourbon, husband of queen Isabella II of Spain
  Isabella II of Spain
  
  Isabella II was List of Spanish monarchs She was Spain's first and so far only queen regnant, although she is sometimes considered the third Queen Regnant of Spain, as previous monarchs of Leon and Castile were counted as kings and queens of Spain....
  .
• Francisco Agustín Silvela, Minister of Gobernación and Gracia y Justicia. Vice-President of the Congress of Deputies and Magistrate of the Supreme Court.
• Santiago Rusiñol
  Santiago Rusiñol
  
  Santiago Rusi?ol was a Spain Catalonia post-impressionism/Decadent painter, author, and playwright.He was born in Barcelona in 1861, and died in Aranjuez in 1931 while painting its famous gardens....
  , painter
  Painting
  
  Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting....
  .
• Joaquín Rodrigo
  Joaquín Rodrigo
  
  Joaqu?n Rodrigo Vidre was a composer of european classical music and a virtuoso pianist. Despite being blind from an early age, he achieved great success....
  , musician
  Musician
  
  A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
  .
• Alicia Hermida, Spanish actress.
• Jose Luis Sampedro, writer
  Writer
  
  A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, as well as those who have written in many different forms....
  .
• Juan Luis Mora Palacios, football player
  Football (soccer)
  
  Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
  .
• Javier García Portillo, football player
  Football (soccer)
  
  Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
  .
• Iván Sánchez-Rico Soto alias Riki, football player
  Football (soccer)
  
  Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
  .
• Pato Clavet, tennis player
  Tennis
  
  Tennis is a sport played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a strung racquet to strike a hollow rubber Tennis ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's tennis court....
  .
• Ángel Parra (judo), judo
  Judo
  
  , meaning "gentle way", is a modern Japanese martial art and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either Throw one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling manoeuvre, or force an opponent...
  ka.
• Jesús Hernández
  Jesus Hernandez
  
  Jesus Hernandez is a developmental driver for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing from Fresno, California who is beginning his transition to the NASCAR touring series....
  , hockey player
  Roller hockey
  
  Roller hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used....
  .

Monuments and places of interest

• Isle Garden.
• Parterre Garden.
• Prince's Garden.
• Isabella II's Garden.
• House of Trades and Knights.
• House of Infantes and Atarfe.
• Pleasure craft Museum.
• Farmhand's House.
• Saint Anthony Square and Royal Chapel.
• House of Employees (currently Town Hall).
• Alpajes Church.
• Saint Pascual's Royal Convent
  Convent
  
  A convent may refer to a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or it may refer to the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion....
  .
• Old Saint Charles' Hospital (to be restored).
• Charles III's
  Charles III of Spain
  
  Charles III was list of Spanish monarchs 1759?88 , King of Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily 1735?59 , and Duchy of Parma 1732?35 . He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism....
   Royal Theatre
  Theatre
  
  Theatre is the branch of the performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one or more actor, isolated in time and/or Theater , present themselves to Audience." By this broad definition, theatre has existed since the dawn of man, as a result of human tendency for story telling....
   (to be restored, currently in ruins).
• Supply Market.
• Plaza de Toros and Bullfighting
  Bullfighting
  
  Bullfighting or tauromachy , is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed as a public spectacle....
   Museum "Una Gran Fiesta".
• Medinaceli Palace.
• Governor's House (currently University of High Studies Centre Phillip II).
• Mother Queen's old garage, today cultural centre "Isabel de Farnesio".
• Typical corralas.
• Godoy and Osuna's Palaces.
• Silvela's Palace (also known as Bavaria's Palace).
• Centre of Interpretation of the Natural Reserve "El Regajal-Mar de Ontígola".
• Historical sotos.
• Royal Country Estate of Saint Isidro.

Culture

Traditions

• In summer it is traditional to have dinner in the picnic areas next to the Tagus
  Tagus
  
  The Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It measures 1,038 kilometers in length, 716 km of which are in Spain, 47 km as border between Portugal and Spain and the remaining 275 km in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon....
   river. These places are called gangos, a Spanish
  Spanish language
  
  Spanish or Castilian is a Romance languages that originated in northern Spain, and gradually spread in the Kingdom of Castile and evolved into the principal language of government and trade....
   word used only in Aranjuez.

Gastronomy

• Products of the Garden: strawberries
  Strawberry
  
  Fragaria is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits....
   and asparagus
  Asparagus
  
  Asparagus officinalis is a flowering plant species in the genus Asparagus from which the vegetable known as asparagus is obtained....
  .
• It is also very typical to eat pheasant
  Pheasant
  
  Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes.Pheasants are characterised by strong sexual dimorphism, with males being highly ornate with bright colours and adornments such as wattle and long tails....
  .

Twin cities

• Écija
  Écija
  
  ?cija is a city belonging to the province of Seville , Spain. It is located in the Andalusian countryside, 95 km from the city of Seville. According to the 2008 census, ?cija has a total population of 40,100 inhabitants, ranking as the fifth most populous city in the province....
   (Seville
  Seville (province)
  
  Seville is a Provinces of Spain of southern Spain, in the western part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of M?laga , C?diz , Huelva , Badajoz , and C?rdoba Province, Spain....
  ), Spain
  Spain
  
  Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  .
• Le Pecq-sur-Seine (Yvelines
  Yvelines
  
  The Yvelines are a France departments of France in the regions of France of ?le-de-France ....
  ), France
  France
  
  France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  .

See also

• List of municipalities in Madrid
  List of municipalities in Madrid
  
  This is a list of the municipalities in the provinces of Spain and autonomous community of Community of Madrid, Spain.r>'NamePop.'...
  

External links

• Spanish

• English
• include pictures and images of its typical and pintoresque architecture, historical monuments of Aranjuez, parks and gardens of Royal Seat and Village of Aranjuez and their neighbourhood