el Fondó de les Neus | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | el Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Alacant |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Vinalopó Mitjà |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Novelda |
Coordinates: | 38.3081°N -0.8539°W |
Elevation M: | 380 |
Area Total Km2: | 68.80 |
Population Demonym: | Fondoners |
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: | 03688 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Major |
Leader Name: | Victoriano Sánchez Botella |
Leader Party: | PP |
El Fondó de les Neus (pronounced as /fonˈdo ðe lez ˈnɛws/; Spanish; Castilian: '''Hondón de las Nieves''' pronounced as /es/) is a municipality in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà in the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
It is a small village, inland, west of the Alicante province. Its nearest city is Elche to the south east or Crevillente. The name literally means "Gorge of the Snow", a reference to the village's patron "The Virgin of the Snow". This effigy and the church is at the heart of village life.
http://www.fondoneus.es