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 ...

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 * ...

in the

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, Spain. According to the 2014

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, Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) The municipality has a population of 18,644 inhabitants. The town has six '' casales falleros'', for the different Fallas. Silla has different cultural associations. Because of the great immigration of

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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

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''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 Valencian 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 a ...

(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