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'''Somosierra''' is a mountain pass in the [[Sierra de Guadarrama]] north of [[Madrid]] in Spain. It connects the north of the [[Community of Madrid]] with the east of the province of [[Segovia (province)|Segovia]]. Just south of the pass is the municipality of Somosierra. |
'''Somosierra''' is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[Sierra de Guadarrama]] north of [[Madrid]] in Spain. It connects the north of the [[Community of Madrid]] with the east of the province of [[Segovia (province)|Segovia]]. Just south of the pass is the municipality of [[Somosierra]] with a population of 77. |
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It has an altitude of {{convert|1434|m}} and is crossed by the [[Autovía A-1|A-1]] ([[European route E05|E5]]) road through {{lang|es|Túnel Juan Manuel Morón Garcia}}, a short twin-bore tunnel named in honour of a civil engineer who worked on the Spanish motorway network.<ref>{{cite news |title=El túnel de Somosierra, en el kilómetro 91 de la A-1, cambia de nombre y pasa a llamarse túnel de Morón García |url=https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-tunel-somosierra-kilometro-91-cambia-nombre-pasa-llamarse-tunel-moron-garcia-20061118105950.html |accessdate=30 May 2020 |work=Europa Press |date=18 November 2006 |language=es}}</ref> There is also a {{convert|3.9|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} rail tunnel. |
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==History== |
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It has an altitude of 1,434 metres and is crossed by the A-1 (E5) road. Near the summit the Spanish authorities provide an unmonitored rest stop aimed at Arab migrant workers driving to France, to discourage them from simply stopping at the side of the road. |
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In 1936, at the beginning of the [[Spanish Civil War]], the [[Battle of Somosierra (1936)]] took place in the heights of the pass between [[Carlism|Carlist]] and [[Falangist]] units and [[Spanish Republican Army]] troops.<ref name="ACGCE">[http://www.ranimirum.com/guerracivil/1936.htm Análisis Cronológico de la Guerra Civil Española]</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*[https://dpliegov.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/cerro-pelado-paredes-de-buitrago.pdf Cerro Pelado y Paredes de Buitrago] |
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Latest revision as of 16:48, 13 February 2021
Somosierra is a mountain pass in the Sierra de Guadarrama north of Madrid in Spain. It connects the north of the Community of Madrid with the east of the province of Segovia. Just south of the pass is the municipality of Somosierra with a population of 77.
It has an altitude of 1,434 metres (4,705 ft) and is crossed by the A-1 (E5) road through Túnel Juan Manuel Morón Garcia, a short twin-bore tunnel named in honour of a civil engineer who worked on the Spanish motorway network.[1] There is also a 3.9-kilometre-long (2.4 mi) rail tunnel.
History
[edit]The road was originally a track opened up by Napoleon to provide a direct route to Madrid. In 1808 this led to the Battle of Somosierra between French-Polish and Spanish forces.
In 1936, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, the Battle of Somosierra (1936) took place in the heights of the pass between Carlist and Falangist units and Spanish Republican Army troops.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "El túnel de Somosierra, en el kilómetro 91 de la A-1, cambia de nombre y pasa a llamarse túnel de Morón García". Europa Press (in Spanish). 18 November 2006. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ Análisis Cronológico de la Guerra Civil Española
External links
[edit]41°8′6″N 3°34′52″W / 41.13500°N 3.58111°W
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