Almassora

Almassora
Almassora
	Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Almassora Location in Spain
	Coordinates: 39°56′25″N 0°3′45″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castellón
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Villarreal
Government
• Alcalde	Mercedes Galí Alfonso (2017-) (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
• Total	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	25,831
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Almassorí, almassorina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12550
Dialing code	964
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Almassora (Valencian: [almaˈsoɾa]; Spanish: Almazora) is a town and municipality in the comarca of Plana Alta, Valencian Community, Spain.

Urbanized areas

Almassora
La Platja
L'Horta
El Secà
Polígon industrial

History

There are ancient Iberian remains within the municipal term. Its present location is from Muslim origin and it is said that the place received its name from Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir 'Almansor', the Caliph of Cordova.

James I of Aragon conquered the town from the saracens in 1234. the municipal charter was given in 1237. In 1616 a channel was built to bring the water from the Millars River to the town[2] And in 1647 the Ermita de Santa Quiteria was built.

Notable people

Robert Juan-Cantavella
Miguel Ángel Tena, retired footballer

References

Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
"País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca by Paco González Ramírez". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2011-05-09.

External links

Almassora Town Hall Official Website

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[1] Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

[2] "País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca by Paco González Ramírez". Archived from the original on 2007-05-13. Retrieved 2011-05-09.