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Revision as of 11:14, 28 March 2008

This article is about the Madrid town. For other entries, see Chinchon (disambiguation).

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Chinchón is a Spanish town 50 km southeast of Madrid. Its coordinates are 40.08° N 3.26° W. It is part of the Comarca de Las Vegas.

The Plaza Major is roughly circular, surrounded by XV-XVII century galleried houses and cafés and is used as a temporary bullfight ring. The church of Nuestra Señora de la Ascunción was built in the XV and XVI centuries. There is also a medieval castle.

Population reached 4,943 inhabitants in 2006 (http://www.ine.es/).

40°08′N 3°25′W / 40.133°N 3.417°W / 40.133; -3.417