Ambite is a municipality

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 in the province of Madrid

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, Spain

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. It has 382 inhabitants (INE

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 2005) in an area of 26 square kilometre, with a population density of 14.69 hab/km². It lies 770 metres (2,526.2 ft) above sea level.
Ambite is home to the Palacio del Marqués de Legarda, which dates to the 17th century. It was built by Alonso de Terante y Cárdenas, the Spanish ambassador in Naples

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 during the reign of King Felipe III

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.

Transport

The town of Ambite is serviced by three major bus

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lines

• 260: Alcalá de Henares-Ambite-Orusco.
• 322: Arganda del Rey-Ambite.
• 326: Madrid (Conde de Casal)-Mondejar-Driebes.

Sites of Interest

• Church of Our Lady of the Assumption
• Palace of Marqués de Legarda
• Monument of the Eyes
• Historical oak tree

External links

• http://www.ambite.es/ Official town council webpage, in Spanish
• Instituto de Estadística de la Comunidad de Madrid > Ficha municipal
• Instituto de Estadística de la Comunidad de Madrid > Series estadísticas del municipio
• http://www.estedemadrid.com/
• Instituto de Estadística de la Comunidad de Madrid > Nomenclátor Oficial y Callejero