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EUR 35 - 159 NH Alcorcón
NH Alcorcón is located in the commercial area of Alcorcón, just outside Madrid. It has a fitness centre with sauna and jacuzzi, and offers a pillow … MoreEUR 49 - 99 Ibis Madrid Alcorcon Tresaguas
Located next to the A-5 motorway in Alcorcón, Ibis Madrid Alcorcon Tresaguas is 11 km from central Madrid. The air-conditioned rooms all have satelli… MoreEUR 49 - 59 Ibis Alcorcón Mostoles
Ibis Alcorcón Mostoles is situated between Alcorcón and Móstoles, 16 km from the centre of Madrid. This hotel features a restaurant, 24-hour café-… MoreEUR 44 - 90 Holiday Inn Express Madrid-Alcorcón
Holiday Inn Express Madrid-Alcorcón is located in a town just outside Madrid. It is well placed for motorway access and has free onsite parking. Chil… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The site appears to have been inhabited since prehistoric times. An early written reference to Alcorcón is a medieval document that dates from the 28 of July of 1208.
The city has been growing rapidly in recent times due to immigration from other parts of Spain.
Not only has been increasing the Alcorcon population, but also the services of the city has been developing spectacularly. Nowadays Alcorcon has two hospitals, the Fundacion Hospital de Alcorcón (whose owner is the public health system, but it is run by private hands), and the Hospital Sur Madrid (a totally private hospital). The centres of the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos where are taught the degrees related with health are based in the city. And Club Atletico de Madrid is going to build the centres to train in the north of the municipality.
The city plays host to the football team El Alcorcón that plays in group 1 of Segunda División B.
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