Sinarcas | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Valencia#Spain Valencia#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Sinarcas in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Valencia |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Requena-Utiel |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Requena |
Coordinates: | 39.7339°N -1.2306°W |
Elevation M: | 899 |
Area Total Km2: | 102.5 |
Population Demonym: | Sinarqueño/a |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 46320 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Fidel Clemente Mas |
Leader Party: | PSPV-PSOE |
Sinarcas is a municipality in the Valencian Community (province of Valencia) and is located about one hour's drive inland from the city of Valencia. Primarily an agricultural town, local produce includes grapes, lavender and wheat. There is also a large battery chicken egg production locally.
The area is surrounded by pine forest and mediterranean scrub including lavender on the hillsides and gets very dry in the Summer. The altitude is around 1000 m and so it is consequently relatively cool in Summer compared with more coastal locations.
This sleepy town has suffered from the emigration of the younger demographic to towns where there is more work to be found.
Local specialities include casseroled Lamb knees and a heavy soup containing home-made pasta and beans.