Zarra 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
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 wi ...
, Spain,
the smallest of the seven villages that make up the
''comarca'' of
Valle de Cofrentes
Valle de Ayora also called Valle de Ayora-Cofrentes is a ''comarca'' in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.
Municipalities
*Ayora
* Cofrentes
*Cortes de Pallás
* Jalance
* Jarafuel
*Teresa de Cofrentes
Teresa de Cofrent ...
.
Historical Interest
The name is of
Iberian origin and means "the old".
The village contains a church dating back to the 18th century and a free standing clock tower built in 1880. The majority of the houses date back 400 years.
During the
Moorish occupation of Spain a castle was built, but no remains exist today and the exact site is somewhat of a mystery. The village was reconquered by the Spanish in 1249 and incorporated into Valencia in 1281. Modern day Zarra dates from around 1600.
Modern Zarra
The village has a population of around 500, recent population increases being mainly due to the British influx into the village and surrounding area.
Fiestas
Zarra boasts three
fiestas a year, marking the beginning of the fiestas within the valley. The first being
San Anton (January),
Santa Ana (July) and the main yearly "
bull
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includin ...
" fiesta (late July/August).
Local industry
The main industry for the village is agriculture, in particular the growing of
cherries and
olives
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.
References
Municipalities in the Province of Valencia
Valle de Cofrentes
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