The Serpis () is a short coastal river in the
provinces of Alicante and
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...
, in
Spain
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The river starts at the feet of the Carrasqueta, a mountain area southwest to
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 res ...
, by the confluence of the Polop and Troncal streams. In its initial part the Serpis is intermittent. Near Alcoi it joins with the Barxell, coming from the
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 f ...
, after which it has a regular course. Other cities it passes through include
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 ...
,
L'Alqueria d'Asnar,
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 ...
,
Gayanes
Gaianes (, Spanish: )Beniarrés
Beniarrés (, ) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Comtat 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 popu ...
, where a dam creates an artificial lake; after the latter, the Serpis crosses
L'Orxa,
Vilallonga
Villalonga () or Vilallonga () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community
The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fo ...
,
Potries,
Beniarjó
Beniarjó () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Notable people
* Ausiàs March
Ausiàs March (Catalan and ; 1400March 3, 1459) was a medieval Valencian poet and knight from Gandia, Valencia. ...
,
Almoines
Almoines () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Safor 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 ...
and
Gandia
Gandia ( es, Gandía) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar (or ''Costa dels Tarongers''), south of Valencia and north of Alicante. Vehicles can acce ...
, where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea, shortly after receiving the waters of its main affluent,
Vernisa river.
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of the Valencian Community
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