The smallest town in the district and the Tourist Consortium of the Western Sierra is at the same time, which is located further west of them. Throughout its history, the town has not entirely abandoned his dedication and livestock farming but combined with the construction, retail trade and tourism services, through which the largest chestnut of Madrid.

Overview

Area: 30.2 ^km2

Population: 402 inhabitants

Gentile: Rocen

A 82 km from the capital

A little history

The most likely origin of the Arabic architectural town is abundant testimony as the source of the Pimpollar and the tombs of the Sons of the Prophet, as well as toponyms Cerro del Moro, El Castillejos or Morisco. However, as in other villages of the region circulating different versions, some of them certainly nice, as is contained in the relations Lorenzana, where is that doña Antonia Rivas sent in the late fifteenth century to about Road to what is today municipality, which led to the current name, whose name is associated with the setting in which they carried out the counting of cattle merino.

The truth is that the people at that time belonged to the Lordship of ducal Escalona, to the end of the seventeenth century, to the 'Villa of the title of King Charles II. Among the crops that over the next century, is dedicated to the municipality, such as wheat, barley, prunes or apples, flax figure, much appreciated for its high quality.

Until now, Rozas de Puerto Real has settled its economy, while its traditional sectors, while expanding the range of construction sectors and especially in recent years, tourism came from the hand of one of its assets espactaculares environment: the biggest chestnut that exists today in the Madrid region.