Riba-roja de Túria explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PLA DE NADAL . 2024-04-21 . www.tarraconensis.com.
  2. Web site: 2021-10-07 . Nuevos hallazgos en la ciudad visigoda de Valencia «la Vella» (Riba-roja de Turia, Valencia) . 2024-04-21 . icac.cat . es-ES.