Silla () is a

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in the ''comarca'' of Horta Sud 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

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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 (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