Silla | |
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: | Horta Sud |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Carlet |
Coordinates: | 39.3611°N -0.4114°W |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Area Total Km2: | 25 |
Population Demonym: | Siller, Sillera |
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: | 46460 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Vicent Zaragozá Alberola |
Leader Party: | PSPV-PSOE |
Silla ('siʎa/) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Sud in the Valencian Community, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[1] The municipality has a population of 18,644 inhabitants.
The town has six casales falleros, for the different Fallas. Silla has different cultural associations. Because of the great immigration of Andalusian people in the 1960s, Silla has got a Casa de Andalucia.
In Silla there is a very important local theater school. Founded in 1985, it is one of the first drama schools in the area.
The etymology of Silla is not known for certain. Some say that it comes from the Arabic Sila,[2] others say from Latin, and still others from Valencian meaning "the island". Among these three theories, the most commonly accepted one is that it comes from Latin, as it has been proved that there was a Roman cellar where the town is situated now.