LOCATION

NAVALAFUENTE

Altitude: 910 m.

Area:11.9 km²

Population: 1.258 inhabitants (Municipal census in January 2008)

Density: 105,71 inhabitants / km²

The municipality of Navalafuente is located north of Madrid, at the foot of the High Head and Chest Scatter Banner, located on the southern slope of the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama. Deslinda with the municipalities of Bustarviejo, Valdemanco, Cabanillas and Guadalix de la Sierra.

The environment in which settles this small town is relatively flat. It is located in a transition zone between the mountains and the countryside, consisting of meadows and pastures sparse vegetation stem high, but there are ash trees and grasses with rebollos.

Perhaps Nava plains between mountains, flat round or surrounded. In this case, with a fountain in the middle.

HOW TO GET THERE

By Car

To reach Navalafuente from Madrid:

_{On the road to colmenar Viejo (M-607):}

Leaving Plaza de Castilla de la Castellana to the north, we take the M-607 Colmenar Viejo-Tres Cantos. Without deviating leave at the side Tres Cantos, continue straight reaching Colmenar Viejo. Without going by the people, we continue to face and handle the departure of the M-609 Soto del Real. Without going into the town of Soto del Real, we deviate in the direction of the Sierra Guadalix by the M-608, we continue to face in the second round and found Turn to the left and take the M-625 address Navalafuente approximately 3 kms to the village.

_{On the road to Burgos (N-1)}

We take the A-1 until the departure of Km. 50 Guadalix de la Sierra, Venturada, we continue Guadalix direction of the Sierra, for the M-608, until the roundabout indicating the direction Navalafuente F-625.

By bus

From Madrid, it takes the company bus Heirs of J. Colmenarejo, the new exchanger Plaza de Castilla, -3 level, Isle 2, Dock 28. (See attached map exchanger).

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Map

Map of Navalafuente

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FLORA AND FAUNA

Navalafuente presents a remarkable variety of plant communities, taking into account its small size (12 km2 approx.). In the northern town, where the terrain is more inclined to be at the foot of the mountains, are developing some interesting formations botanicals such as enebrales miera of juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) in the hills of the bureau.

The fauna of Navalafuente is conditioned by two major factors: The proximity of the Sierra and human activity. The latter has led to the demise of the species most sensitive to the presence of man, as well as the most persecuted for their interaction with the interests of local people, such as the Iberian Lobo (Canis lupus subsp. Signatus) or Panda Bear ( Ursus arctos), whose recent copies became extinct in past centuries. Still, the town is home to a remarkable variety of fauna, helped by the diversity of environments it.

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HISTORY

Navalafuente was born in the twelfth century by shepherds who grazed their herds with abundant and rich herbs producing its mountains during the summer. The first houses were erected around the source fuelling the Nava, the name given to the people.

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