Almassora Explained

Almassora
Other Name:Almazora
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Castellón#Spain Valencia#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Almassora in the Province of Castellón##Location of Almassora in the Valencian Community##Location of Almassora in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Castellón
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Plana Alta
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Villarreal
Coordinates:39.9403°N -0.0625°W
Elevation M:31
Area Total Km2:33
Population Demonyms:Almassorí, almassorina
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Valencian
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:12550
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:964
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:María Tormo (2023-)
Leader Party:PP

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

Urbanized areas

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[1] And in 1647 the Ermita de Santa Quiteria was built.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca by Paco González Ramírez . 2011-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070513021704/http://www.valencia.edu/~fjglez/pais/inici.htm . 2007-05-13 . dead .