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Llargues
Llargues (, "long ones") is the oldest Valencian pilota modality. It is played on the streets, where two teams formed by 3, 4 or 5 players throw each other the ball with the hand try to surpass an imaginary line which changes every game. There are no professional players, but it is very common in the towns and villages of some regions of the Valencian Community, such as the Marina Alta and Baixa, l'Alacantí, l'Alcoià and the Comtat . Playing area The chosen place must be a plain, straight, wide and long street, measuring 70 m at most. If one of the sides is upset the downside will be assigned to the "rest", the same if one of the sides is wider. Street is limited by two lines: the ''banca'' line and the rest line which mark the end of both sides. There is also another line, the fault line which signals the point the ball must surpass when serving, at 40 m from the ''rest''. In case one of the playing teams is clearly stronger they may ''give some steps'', that is, to allo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencian Pilota
Valencian pilota ( ca-valencia, pilota valenciana "Valencian ball") is a traditional handball sport played in the Valencian Community. Its origins are not known. Rules variations within the generic ''Pilota Valenciana'' category are frequent from area to area but the common trait is that the ball is struck with a bare, or almost bare, hand (only minimal protection is applied in some versions of the sport). The general rule involves two teams made from two up to five players each (the numbers depend on the particular version played). Exceptionally, individual matches are also played (mostly in Escala i corda and Raspall) between the most renowned players. The second characteristic is that it is not played against a wall. Instead, similar to modern tennis, two individuals or teams are placed face to face separated either by a line on the ground or a net in all of modern modalities except for the frontó. A distinctive trait of Valencian pilota is that the spectators are often sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Game
The International game ( ca-valencia, joc internacional, ) is a ball game that is related to many sports derived from and similar to Jeu de paume. It is played in the Handball International Championships by teams from the Americas and Europe. History The ''International game'' was created so that players from similar sports could play with some minimal changes in their respective rules by the International Ball game Confederation. At first, it was made up of the following European ball game federations: * Belgium: Balle pelote * France: Longue paume * Italy: Pallone * Valencian Community: Llargues * Netherlands: Frisian handball Later on, some countries from the Americas joined: * Argentina * Colombia: Chazas * Ecuador * Mexico: Pelota tarasca * Uruguay Playing area ''International game'' is played on a rectangular, flat concrete surface, within a 70 x 20 meter box for the men's category, and within a 50 x 14 meter box for the women's category. The endings of this rectangle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gain-ground (game)
Gain-ground games are team sports which are played with a small ball or a balloon. They are often outdoors on a "''ballodrome''" but can also be played indoors. Among these games, longue paume and real tennis are the most well-known because they are played with rackets. The rules change a little depending on the game, but the basic rules remain identical from one game to the other. Games of gain-ground are characterized in particular by the use of "''chasses''". Chasses indicate the limit between both teams or in real tennis a limit to score a point. Points are counted as in tennis: 15, 30, 40 and set. Games of gain-ground Two games in ''Jeu de paume'': * Real tennis * longue paume These sports are practised in Hauts-de-France and Belgium: * Ballon au poing * Balle à la main * Balle pelote * Balle au tamis but also in Spain : * Llargues, , or in the world: * International game File:P35-Ballon-au-poing.JPG, Ballon au poing Amiens, France File:Jeu-de-balle-Denain.jpg, Ba ... [...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] |
Marina Alta
Marina Alta (, "Upper Marina") is a central and coastal ''comarca'' of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. The ''comarca'' is located in the area of Alicante and its capital and largest settlement is the city of Dénia. Marina Alta borders the ''comarca'' of Safor to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, the ''comarca'' of Marina Baixa to the south and Comtat to the west. Marina Alta and Marina Baixa are commonly referred to as ''les Marines''. Coastal towns such as Calp, Denia and Xabia rely heavily on tourism, while inland towns are more dependent on agriculture and other general commerce. Municipalities The ''comarca'' of la Marina Alta comprises 33 municipalities, of which the most northeasterly two - Dénia and adjacent Xàbia () or () is a coastal town and municipality in the '' comarca'' of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante, Valencia, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. Situated on the side of the Montgó Massif, behind a wide bay an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Baixa
Marina Baixa () or es, Marina Baja is a ''comarca'' in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is bordered by the ''comarques'' of Comtat on the northwest, Marina Alta on the northeast, Alacantí and Alcoià on the west and the Mediterranean Sea on the east. The interior of this comarca is mountainous, and it is dominated by the Serra d'Aitana whose highest peak is 1,500 m. The local fauna is composed by eagles, hawks, crows, blackbirds, swallows, foxes, wildcats, wild boars and many smaller animals. Rosemaries, pines, medlars and carobtrees are commonplace flora. The terrain is calcareous, so the landscape shows impressive caves and natural archways and fountains. Tourism is the main economic resource. Fruit trees (especially orange and lemon trees), olive and almond The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree native to Iran and surrounding countries, including the Levant. The almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alacantí
Alacantí (in Valencian and local Spanish)—also known in Spanish as and —is a ''comarca'' in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is bordered by the ''comarques'' of Marina Baixa and Alcoià to the north, Baix Vinalopó to the south and Vinalopó Mitjà Vinalopó Mitjà ( es, Vinalopó Medio, lit. "Middle Vinalopó") is a ''comarca'' in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado) ... to the west. Municipalities The ''comarca'' of Alacantí comprises ten municipalities, listed below with their areas, populations and the average height above sea level: ''Subcomarques'' The Alacantí ''comarca'' is made up of two ''subcomarques'': ''Horta d'Alacant'' ( es, Huerta de Alicante, link=no) and ''Foia de Xixona'' ( es, Hoya de Jijona, link=no). Notes References Comarques of the Valencian Community Geography of the Province of Alicante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoià
Alcoià ( es, Hoya de Alcoy) is a Comarques of the Valencian Community, ''comarca'' in the Provinces of Spain, province of Alicante (province), Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain. Municipalities The ''comarca'' contains eight municipalities, listed below with their areas and populations: References Notes Alcoià, Comarques of the Valencian Community Geography of the Province of Alicante {{Valencia-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Pilota Badana
Pilota (Catalan and Basque for ''ball'') may refer to: * Valencian pilota, a traditional handball ball game played in Valencia, Spain * Basque pilota Basque pelota (Basque: '' pilota'', Spanish: '' pelota vasca'', French: '' pelote basque'') is the name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat or a basket, against a wall (''frontis or fronton' ..., ball games played in Basque Country, Spain * Pilota (food), a large meatball used in a traditional Catalan meat and vegetable stew {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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