L'Alcora | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Coordinates: | 40.0667°N -12°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Castellón |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Alcalatén |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Manuel J. Peris Salvador |
Area Total Km2: | 94.90 |
Elevation M: | 279 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Alcorinos |
Postal Code: | 12110 |
L'Alcora (pronounced as /lalˈkoɾa/ is a municipality in the comarca of Alcalatén, Valencian Community, Spain.
Traces of human presence in the area date from the Bronze Age. Also present are remains from the Iberian, Roman and Moorish ages, the latter including the castle, which gives the name to L'Alcora's comarca. The fortress was reconquered by the Christians in 1233, after which the current town started to expand at the expenses of the fortress's previous borough.