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Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Brunete in Madrid
Brunete Location in Spain
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Madrid
Province	Madrid
Comarca	Madrid Metropolitan Area
Area
• Total	48.94 km2 (18.90 sq mi)
Elevation	656 m (2,152 ft)
Population
• Total	KIDDLE_IB
Demonym(s)	brunetense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	28690
Climate	Csa

Brunete (Spanish pronunciation: [bɾuˈnete]) is a town located on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain with a population of 10,730 people.

History

There was no military garrison in Brunete and there was no rebel attempt to seize the city during the coup of July 1936. Brunete remained in the deep rear of the front, in the summer established in Sierra de Guadarrama, some 20 km to the north. The Nationalist 7. Division approached the city in mid-October 1936, and on October 18 the Republican government declared Brunete within zona de guerra. There was no major fighting reported before on November 1, 1936 the Nationalist troops seized Brunete.

In the summer of 1937 the Republican general staff prepared a diversionary offensive; it was intended to make Franco shift some of his troops from Cantabria and assist the defenders of Santander. The attack commenced in very late hours of July 5, and on the evening of July 6 Brunete was re-taken by the Republicans; they claimed to have taken 80 prisoners. The Nationalists re-grouped and indeed moved some units from the Northern Front. Following some 2 weeks of fierce fighting, Brunete was again seized by the rebels on July 24, 1937. For the remainder of the war the city remained under the Nationalist control in the rear of the frontline, some 10 km from combat positions at the outskirts of Madrid.

Geography

The town is located 27.35 kilometres (16.99 mi) from the centre of Madrid.

See also

• Battle of Brunete
• Brunete Armoured Division