Alfauir
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Alfauir | |
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Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Valencia |
Comarca | Safor |
Judicial district | Gandia |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Marcos García Tudela (PSPV) |
Area | |
• Total | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 440 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Alfauirenc, alfauirenca |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 46725 |
Official language(s) | Valencian |
Website | Official website |
Alfauir (Valencian pronunciation: [alfaˈwiɾ]; Spanish: Alfahuir) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
[edit]- Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries.
- Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser, 20th century.
- Palma Castle, 11th century.
People
[edit]- Salvador Cardona, a professional road racing cyclist. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.
- Nicolás Borrás, a Spanish Renaissance painter and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
- Antonio Sancho de Benevento, a silversmith artist of the Spanish Renaissance and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
See also
[edit]- Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
- Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
- Route of the Borgias
- Route of the Valencian classics
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
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