Almussafes (
Spanish: ''Almusafes'') is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the g ...
in the
''comarca'' of
Ribera Baixa
Ribera Baixa () is a ''comarca'' in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.
Municipalities
*Albalat de la Ribera
* Almussafes
* Benicull de Xúquer
* Corbera
*Cullera
* Favara
* Fortaleny
* Llaurí
* Polinyà de Xúquer
* Riola
* ...
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.
History
Almussafes was originally a Muslim hamlet, consisting of several farmhouses and a tower. There was a
customs
Customs is an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting tariffs and for controlling the flow of goods, including animals, transports, personal effects, and hazardous items, into and out of a country. Traditionally, custom ...
office there (in Arabic Masaf (), from which the name of the town comes: Almasaf) to collect the transit rights of the merchandise entering and leaving the neighboring city of Valencia.
In 1672, it was separated from the
Benifaió municipality.
Facilities
The town of Almussafes is host for an
important factory of the
Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (commonly known as Ford) is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. The company sells automobi ...
.
Gallery
References
Municipalities in the Province of Valencia
Ribera Baixa
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