Riba-roja de Túria | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Valencia |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Camp de Túria |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Llíria |
Coordinates: | 39.5475°N -0.5683°W |
Elevation M: | 125 |
Area Total Km2: | 57.5 |
Population Demonym: | Riba-roger, Riba-rogera |
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: | 46190 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Francisco Tarazona Zaragozá (2007) |
Leader Party: | PP |
Riba-roja de Túria (Spanish; Castilian: Ribarroja del Turia) is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain. Its population is of 21 992 inhabitants (INE 2018).
Riba-roja is located to the side of the river Turia. It is also known of the archaeological sites of El Pla del Nadal. The site preserves part of a Visigothic building from the second half of the 7th century discovered in 1970 while carrying out agricultural activities. Roman and Byzantine archaeological artefacts facts have been found at the site, as well as Visigothic archaeological artefacts.[1]
Another site that can be found in this town is the archaeological site of Pallantia or Valencia la Vieja (València la Vella in Valencian), with code 46.11.214-007. Specialists have even dated the site to the Visigothic or late Roman period.[2]