Capital City | Madrid |
What time is it? | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
Capital location | 40 24 N, 3 41 W |
Capital - history | the Romans named the original settlement "Matrice" after the river that ran through it; under Arab rule it became "Majerit," meaning "source of water"; in medieval Romance dialects (Mozarabic) it became "Matrit," which over time changed to "Madrid" |
Capital - time difference |
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: Spain has two time zones, including the Canary Islands (UTC 0) |