The municipality is a graphic example of the turn that has seen the Sierra west of Madrid in recent years, changing its rural character in the path toward that puts the services and construction, without any let up in its course defined personality.

Overview

Area: 20.6 ^km2

Population: 1469 inhabitants

Gentile: Zarzalejeños

A 58 km from the capital

A little history

The vessels of the Bronze Age found in the term are proof that at that time had a human settlement, as well as the remains of a Roman road, which could be communicating with Titulcia Segovia speak of Roman settlers in what Zarzalejo today. There are, moreover, who attributed the origin to the Arabs of the municipality, although the first historical evidence of solvency refers to total time in which the population was part of the sexmo Casarrubios after being populated by Segovia in the twelfth century. Again, the oral transmission invades the historical reality in regard to the relationship with the town of El Escorial Monastery, which seems to provide the wisdom of professionals and artisans, as well as many legends about the possibility that host Zarzalejo the great work that Herrera was finally settled on lands Escorial. If you are able to document the assignment to the monastery of the pastureland of the Blacksmith of Our Lady of Fuentelámparas. In 1712 the town began the process to become independent of Robledo de Chavela culminating 57 years later.

Zarzalejo testifies in urban design from its historic commitment to the livestock, which was completed by cereal crops, pulses and flax. At present, services, construction and industry are the fundamental means of livelihood of its inhabitants.