Alfauir
| Alfauir | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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  Alfauir Location in Spain | |||
| Coordinates: 38°55′40″N 0°15′9″W / 38.92778°N 0.25250°WCoordinates: 38°55′40″N 0°15′9″W / 38.92778°N 0.25250°W | |||
| Country |
 Spain | ||
| Autonomous community |
.svg.png){kind=small} Valencian Community | ||
| Province | Valencia | ||
| Comarca | Safor | ||
| Judicial district | Gandia | ||
| Government | |||
| • Alcalde | Providencia Martínez García | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • Total | 444 | ||
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Alfauirenc, alfauirenca | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 46725 | ||
| Official language(s) | Valencian | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Alfauir (Valencian pronunciation: [aɫfaˈwiɾ], Spanish: Alfahuir) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
- Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries.
- Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser, 20th century.
- Palma Castle, 11th century.
People
- Salvador Cardona, a professional road racing cyclist. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.
- Nicolás Borrás, a Spanish Renaissance painter and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
- Antonio Sancho de Benevento, a silversmith artist of the Spanish Renaissance and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
See also
- Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
- Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
- Route of the Borgias
- Route of the Valencian classics
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