Silla () 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 go ...

in the ''comarca'' of

Horta Sud Horta Sud (, es, Huerta Sur) is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Municipalities * Albal *Alcàsser *Alfafar * Benetússer *Beniparrell *Catarroja * Llocnou de la Corona *Massanassa *Paiporta *Picassent *Sed ...

in the

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, Spain. According to the 2014

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) The municipality has a population of 18,644 inhabitants. The town has six '' casales falleros'', for the different

Fallas The Falles ( ca-valencia, Falles; es, Fallas) is a traditional celebration held annually in commemoration of Saint Joseph in the city of Valencia, Spain. The five main days celebrated are from 15 to 19 March, while the Mascletà, a pyrotechnic ...

. Silla has different cultural associations. Because of the great immigration of

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a ...

n people in the 1960s, Silla has got a ''Casa de Andalucia''. In Silla there is a very important local theater school. Founded in 1985, it is one of the first drama schools in the area.

Etymology

The etymology of Silla is not known for certain. Some say that it comes from the

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

''Sila'',Miguel Asín Palacios (1940). ''Contribución a la toponimia árabe de España''. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. p. 134. others say from

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, and still others from

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meaning "the island". Among these three theories, the most commonly accepted one is that it comes from Latin, as it has been proved that there was a Roman cellar where the town is situated now.

Notable people

Juan María de la Cruz Juan María de la Cruz, S.C.I. (born Mariano García Méndez, San Esteban de los Patos, Province of Ávila, 25 September 1891 – Silla, Valencia, 23 August 1936) was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest. The Roman Catholic Church considers him ...

(1891-1936), priest, was executed here during the Spanish Civil War * Javi Moreno (1974-), former footballer

References

External links

* Municipalities in the Province of Valencia Horta Sud {{Valencia-geo-stub