Alfauir
Alfauir
Alfahuir | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Alfauir Location in Spain Alfauir Alfauir (Valencian Community) Alfauir Alfauir (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 38°55′40″N 0°15′9″W / 38.92778°N 0.25250°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian 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 (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 515 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/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: [alfaˈwiɾ]; Spanish: Alfahuir [alfaˈwiɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
- 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
- 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
- Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
- Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
- Route of the Borgias
- Route of the Valencian classics
- List of municipalities in Valencia
References
- ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
External links
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