Alfauir
| Alfauir | |
|---|---|
|  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 | .svg.png) 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  (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: [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
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links

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