Getafe - Infrastructure

Infrastructure

This city has grown substantially in the past decades, which has caused similar growth in the number of infrastructures. Some of the more notable of these are:

• The Humanities and Judicial Sciences faculties and the academic rector of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. These installations are in the central neighborhood of Las Margaritas.
• The student residence halls "Fernando de los Ríos," situated 500 meters from the university in the same neighborhood.
• The University Hospital of Getafe, famous for its burn unit. It is adjacent to the A-42, and is one of the largest hospitals in the Southern region of the autonomous community of Madrid.
• The Getafe Air Force Base, one of the first in Spain. It's located Southeast of the urban center, and it is almost exclusively for military use. Construcciones Aeronáuticas, a Spanish aircraft manufacturer, also uses the base.
• The Teatro Federico García Lorca, a large cultural center located in the Getafe Centro neighborhood. It was constructed during the 1990s and produces a large number of cultural performances.
• The Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, the soccer stadium for Getafe CF, is located in the Getafe Norte neighborhood. Inaugurated in 1998, the stadium has a seating capacity of 14,400.
• The Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Getafe, located in the Sector III neighborhood. It is the only public musical conservatory in the Southern region of the autonomous community of Madrid.
• The Cercanías Madrid C-4 train line has passed underground through Getafe since 2001 to minimize noise and divisions. The old train route has been converted into a park.
• The Cementerio de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (Cemetery of Our Lady of Peace), located South of the Air Force base, which is no longer accepting new clients due to the construction of a new cemetery.
• A water purification plant, which purifies the waters of the Manzanares River is located alongside Perales del Río on the outskirts of Getafe. Another purification plant in Southern Getafe cleans the waters of the Culebro waterway.
• The bullring, constructed in 2004, is located within the fairgrounds. Bullfights are common here during holidays and festivals.
• Seven sports centers and three public pools are located within various neighborhoods.
• Fifteen Catholic churches, eleven civic centers, and five public libraries.