Cabanes (), also known as Cabanes de l'Arc, is a village and
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 go ...
located in the
comarca of
Plana Alta
Plana Alta is a ''comarca'' in the province of Castelló in the Valencian Country (Spain). The largest town in the comarca is Castelló de la Plana, which is also the capital and largest town in the province.
Municipalities
The ''comarca'' ...
, in the
province of Castellón,
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.
Cabanes is located near the old
Roman
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
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road
Via Augusta, along which the
Arch of Cabanes
The Arch of Cabanes is a Roman triumphal arch built in the 2nd century AD. It is located approximately from Cabanes ( Castellón, Valencia), on the via Augusta, situated in the middle of the plain to which it lends its name.
History
The constru ...
, a
triumphal arch
A triumphal arch is a free-standing monumental structure in the shape of an archway with one or more arched passageways, often designed to span a road. In its simplest form a triumphal arch consists of two massive piers connected by an arch, crow ...
from the 2nd century AD, can be seen.
In the municipality stands the old settlement of
Albalat dels Ànecs, where several fortified buildings still remain.
References
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Municipalities in the Province of Castellón
Plana Alta