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Agres
Agres ( ) is a town and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated between the Serra de Mariola and the Serra d'Agullent. It is bordered by Agullent, Benissoda and Albaida to the north; Muro d'Alcoi and Cocentaina to the east; Alfafara to the west and Alcoi to the south. See also * Serra Mariola Natural Park The Serra Mariola Natural Park (, es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola) is a mountain range in the Valencian Community, Spain, one of the most peripheral offsprings of the Baetic System. Most of its territory is included in a natural park f ... References External links Índice de Estadística Municipal del municipio de Agres Unidad de Documentación de la Diputación de Alicante Datos y cifras de los municipios de la provincia de Alicante Unidad de Documentación de la Diputación de Alicante Web de la Diputación Provincial de Alicante Municipalities in the Province of Alicante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comtat
Comtat ( es, Condado de Cocentaina) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. Municipalities The ''comarca'' is composed of 24 municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations: See also *Geography of Spain Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 82 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula. It also includes a small exclave inside France called Llívia, as well as the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Isla ... * List of Spanish cities References Comarques of the Valencian Community Geography of the Province of Alicante {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra De Mariola
The Serra Mariola Natural Park (, es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola) is a mountain range in the Valencian Community, Spain, one of the most peripheral offsprings of the Baetic System. Most of its territory is included in a natural park founded in 2002, covering an area of 17,257 ha. The park is surrounded by the towns of Cocentaina and Bocairent and the cities of Ontinyent and Alcoy. It has a rectangular shape and altitudes higher than 1,000 metres, the highest peak being the Montcabrer, at 1,389 metres high. To the north the Benicadell Mountain Range has a peak bearing the same name and is 1,104 metres high. The ''Serra'' is predominantly composed of limestone. The climate is largely Mediterranean. Covering these mountain ranges are some 200 or more different aromatic and medicinal plants with hundreds of different trees, which include a variety of yew unique to this area. See also *Font Roja Natural Park The Font Roja Natural Park ( ca-valencia, Parc Natural de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Mariola Natural Park
The Serra Mariola Natural Park (, es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola) is a mountain range in the Valencian Community, Spain, one of the most peripheral offsprings of the Baetic System. Most of its territory is included in a natural park founded in 2002, covering an area of 17,257 ha. The park is surrounded by the towns of Cocentaina and Bocairent and the cities of Ontinyent and Alcoy. It has a rectangular shape and altitudes higher than 1,000 metres, the highest peak being the Montcabrer, at 1,389 metres high. To the north the Benicadell Mountain Range has a peak bearing the same name and is 1,104 metres high. The ''Serra'' is predominantly composed of limestone. The climate is largely Mediterranean. Covering these mountain ranges are some 200 or more different aromatic and medicinal plants with hundreds of different trees, which include a variety of yew unique to this area. See also *Font Roja Natural Park The Font Roja Natural Park ( ca-valencia, Parc Natural de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoi
Alcoy ( ca-valencia, Alcoi) is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported a population of 61,135 residents in 2018. History The first traces of human presence in the area date to c. 60,000 years ago, when Neanderthal hunters settled here, in a site now called El Salt. A site with rock paintings, dating to c. 10,000/6,500 years ago, has been discovered near la Sarga. From around the mid-3rd millennium BC people started to move from the caves to the plain where cereals were grown, while mountain fortifications were erected (''Mola Alta de Serelles'', ''Mas del Corral'', ''Mas de Menente'', ''El Puig''). After the Roman conquest of the Iberians, several rural villas were built in the area, as well as a necropolis. The town was established in 1256 by James I of Aragon, with the construction of a castle on a strategic position over the Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfafara
Alfafara (, ) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Comtat in the Valencian Community, Spain. See also * Serra Mariola Natural Park The Serra Mariola Natural Park (, es, Parque Natural de la Sierra de Mariola) is a mountain range in the Valencian Community, Spain, one of the most peripheral offsprings of the Baetic System. Most of its territory is included in a natural park f ... References Municipalities in the Province of Alicante Comtat {{valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cocentaina
Cocentaina (, ) is a locality and municipality in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The village is located between the mountainous Serra de Mariola national park and the Serpis river. Cocentaina is ideally situated for both road and mountain biking. Many of the roads are used for training by professional teams (Astana have been seen regularly), and several roads have been used by the Vuelta a España. The economy of Cocentaina is chiefly based on the textile industry. Main sights The most important monuments in Cocentaina are the convents of the orders of Saint Clare (from the 16th century) and Saint Francis, the Catholic church of ''L'Assumpció'' and the Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina. * Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina * Cocentaina Castle * Route of the Valencian classics * Serra Mariola Natural Park Events The '' Moros i cristians'' festival and the ''Fira de Tots Sants'' ("All Saints Fair") of Cocentaina attracts many tourists each year. The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muro D'Alcoi
Muro de Alcoy () or Muro d'Alcoi (), also briefly called Muro (Spanish and Valencian: ) is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on textile industry, manufacture of plastic products and furniture and agriculture (olives and almonds). The main festival in Muro is the '' Moros i cristians'', celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest. Notable people * Àlex Pascual (born 1977), footballer See also * Serra Mariola Natural Park The Serra Mariola Natural Park (, e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albaida, Valencia
Albaida is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community, Spain. Main sights * Palace of Milà i Aragó * Segrelles Museum * Route of the Borgias * Route of the Valencian classics The Route of the Valencian classics, (in Valencian ''Ruta dels clàssics valencians'', in Spanish ''Ruta de los clásicos valencianos''), is a cultural route Source: Valencia Terra i Mar. Diputación de ValenciaLa Ruta dels Clàssics.. through ... Notable people * José Segrelles, painter and illustrator * Daniel Olcina, footballer References {{valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benissoda
Benissoda ( es, Benisoda) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ..., Spain. References Municipalities in the Province of Valencia Vall d'Albaida {{valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agullent
Agullent () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ..., Spain. References External linksOfficial website of the village Municipalities in the Province of Valencia Vall d'Albaida {{valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
