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Jérica
Jérica ( ca-valencia, Xèrica) is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Its population was 1,703 at the end of 2009. The town's name is based in Arabic شارقة (''šāriqa''), meaning the eastern slope of a mountain. In Arabian documents the settlement has also been referred to as قلعة الاشراق (''qalʿa aš-širāq''), "Castle of the Sheriffs". Geography Jérica lies on the natural pathway between Aragón and the Comunidad Valenciana in the southern part of the provincia de Castellón. The municipality has an area of 78.30 km². It is crossed by the river Palancia, and an area in the south is part of the Calderona mountain range. However, no part of the municipality is in the Sierra Calderona National Park. The town centre is located at a height of 523 m, on a rocky promontory along the Palancia river channel. The precipice is very difficult to access and therefore, the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérica
Jérica ( ca-valencia, Xèrica) is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Its population was 1,703 at the end of 2009. The town's name is based in Arabic شارقة (''šāriqa''), meaning the eastern slope of a mountain. In Arabian documents the settlement has also been referred to as قلعة الاشراق (''qalʿa aš-širāq''), "Castle of the Sheriffs". Geography Jérica lies on the natural pathway between Aragón and the Comunidad Valenciana in the southern part of the provincia de Castellón. The municipality has an area of 78.30 km². It is crossed by the river Palancia, and an area in the south is part of the Calderona mountain range. However, no part of the municipality is in the Sierra Calderona National Park. The town centre is located at a height of 523 m, on a rocky promontory along the Palancia river channel. The precipice is very difficult to access and therefore, the popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viver
Viver is a town in the Castellón province of Valencian Community, Spain. It is in the comarca (region) of Alto Palancia. Geography The municipality has an area of . It is crossed by the river Palancia, and an area in the south is part of the Calderona mountain range. However, no part of the municipality is in the Sierra Calderona National Park. The town centre is located at a height of , on a rocky promontory along the San Roque Mountain. The population has settled in the opposite direction, staggered along the slope of the hill. Districts and pedanías In the municipality of Viver, there are four population centres: * Viver * Masías de Ragudo * Masías de Parrela * Masías del Cristo * Masías del Rio Bordering localities Surrounding Viver are: Teresa, Torás, Barracas, Pina de Montalgrao, Benafer, Jérica, all localities in the province of Castellón. History There is evidence of human settlements during the paleolithic period in the cave of ''El Sargal''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alto Palancia
Alto Palancia (Valencian language, Valencian: ''Alt Palància'') is a Comarques of the Valencian Community, comarca in the Provinces of Spain, province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community (Spain). It is part of the Spanish-speaking area in the Valencian Community. Municipalities The comarca is composed of 27 municipalities, listed below with their populations at the 2001 and 2011 Censuses, and according to the most recent official estimates (for 1 January 2019): References Alto Palancia, Comarques of the Valencian Community Geography of the Province of Castellón {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia (autonomous Community)
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with more than five million inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula. It borders with Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to the west, and Region of Murcia, Murcia to the south, and the Balearic Islands are to its east. The Valencian Community consists of three Provinces of Spain, provinces which are province of Castellón, Castellón, province of Valencia, Valencia and province of Alicante, Alicante. According to Valencia's Statute of Autonomy, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caudiel
Caudiel is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alto Palancia, Castellón, Valencia, Spain. Geography The surrounding municipalities are Benafer, Fuente la Reina, Gaibiel, Higueras, Jérica, Montán, Pavías, Pina de Montalgrao, Villanueva de Viver Villanueva de Viver is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alto Mijares, Castellón, Valencia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''P ... and San Agustín. The population in 2018 was reported as 648. Demographics References Municipalities in the Province of Castellón Alto Palancia {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 more than five million inhabitants.Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Madrid, 2020. Its homonymous capital Valencia is the third largest city and metropolitan area in Spain. It is located along the Mediterranean coast on the east side of the Iberian Peninsula. It borders with Catalonia to the north, Aragon and Castilla–La Mancha to the west, and Murcia to the south, and the Balearic Islands are to its east. The Valencian Community consists of three provinces which are Castellón, Valencia and Alicante. According to Valencia's Statute of Autonomy, the Valencian people are a ''nationality''. Their origins date back to the 1238 Aragonese conquest of the Taifa of Valencia. The newly-founded Kingdom of Valencia enjoyed its own legal entit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Communities Of Spain
eu, autonomia erkidegoa ca, comunitat autònoma gl, comunidade autónoma oc, comunautat autonòma an, comunidat autonoma ast, comunidá autónoma , alt_name = , map = , category = Autonomous administrative division , territory = , upper_unit = , start_date = 1979–1983 , legislation_begin = Spanish Constitution of 1978 , legislation_end = , end_date = , current_number = 17 autonomous communities 2 autonomous cities , number_date = , type = , status = , exofficio = , population_range = Autonomous communities:319,914 (La Rioja) – 8,464,411 (Andalusia)Autonomous cities:84,202 (Ceuta) – 87,076 ( Melilla) , area_range = Autonomous communities:4,992 km2 ( Balearic Islands) – 94,223 km2 ( Castile and León)Autonomous cities:12.3 km2 ( Melilla) – 18.5 km2 (Ceuta) , government = Autonomous government , subdivision = Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benafer
Benafer is a municipalities of Spain, municipality in the ''Comarcas of Spain, comarca'' of Alto Palancia, Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Valencia, Spain. References Municipalities in the Province of Castellón Alto Palancia {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaibiel
Gaibiel is a in the ''comarca'' of Alto Palancia, Castellón, Valencia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... References 1. Law 4/1983 of 23 November 1983 relating to the use and teaching of Valencian language rchive Municipalities in the Province of Castellón Alto Palancia {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navajas
Navajas is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alto Palancia, Castellón, Valencia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... It is located in the mountains, and a river runs through toward Salto de la Novia. The most famous tourist attraction of Navajas is the surrounding countryside area, in particular a spectacular 60-meter waterfall, which waters flow into the river called Salto de la Novia or the Bride's Jump. References External links A trip to NavajasThe Bride's Jump, Navajas Municipalities in the Province of Castellón Alto Palancia {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Segorbe
Segorbe is a municipality in the mountainous coastal province of Castelló, autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. The former Palace of the Dukes of Medinaceli now houses the city's mayor. Segorbe's bull-running week (''semana de Toros'') in September attracts 200,000 visitors each year. Geography The municipal district area is crossed by the Palancia River from north west to south east. It is located on the natural way from Aragón to Valencian Community, between the Serra d'Espadà on the north and Serra Calderona on the south. The urban area is located at 358 m height, placed over two hills emerging from the bank of the river. History The area of Segorbe was inhabited as early as the mid-Palaeolithic Age, as testified by archaeological remains. Segorbe was once identified as the ancient ''Segobriga'', described by Pliny the Elder as the capital of Celtiberia. However, archaeological excavations have uncovered an extensive Roman city in La Mancha which has been iden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacañet
Sacañet is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alto Palancia, Castellón, Valencia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Municipalities in the Province of Castellón Alto Palancia {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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