Crevillent Explained

Crevillent
Settlement Type:Municipality
Native Name:
Pushpin Map:Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Valencian Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Alicante
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Baix Vinalopó
Subdivision Type4:Judicial district
Subdivision Name4:Elche
Coordinates:38.2486°N -0.8089°W
Elevation M:130
Area Total Km2:104.50
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Official language(s)
Blank Info Sec1:Valencian and Spanish
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:03330
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:José Manuel Penalva Casanova
Leader Party:Compromís

Crevillent (Spanish; Castilian: '''Crevillente''') is a town and municipality located in the Alicante province, part of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó, and lies at the foot of the hill range known locally as Serra de Crevillent., it has a total population of 28,609 inhabitants.

The terrain is dry, and its main vegetation is composed by carob trees, almond trees, olive trees and esparto. Crevillent is a major producer and exporter of carpets and pomegranates.

The town was probably settled by Romans. In 1263, during the period known as Reconquista, James I of Aragon captured the city from the Moors and became a part of the Kingdom of Valencia.

The most important tourist places of the city is a museum with works of Mariano Benlliure, a Valencian sculptor. Also remarkable is its Moors and Christians festival.

Many of the agricultural areas, particularly El Realengo, contain ruins of prisons, ovens and torture houses used during Francisco Franco's reign and the Spanish Civil War in the early 1900s.

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