Alpuente

Alpuente
Municipality

Coat of arms
Alpuente

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 39°52′40″N 1°0′50″W / 39.87778°N 1.01389°W / 39.87778; -1.01389Coordinates: 39°52′40″N 1°0′50″W / 39.87778°N 1.01389°W / 39.87778; -1.01389
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Los Serranos
Judicial district Liria
Government
  Alcalde Amparo Rodríguez Sambonet
Area
  Total 138.3 km2 (53.4 sq mi)
Elevation 1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population (2008)
  Total 833
  Density 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Alpontino/a
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 46178
Official language(s) Spanish
Website Official website

Alpuente is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, part of Valencia (autonomous community), Spain.

History

It was the capital of an Iberia Muslim taifa or kingdom in the 11th century, ruled by the dynasty of Beni Kasim.

In 1103, Alpuente fell under the Almoravid dynasty. In 1145, it became part of the emirate of Valencia and was occupied, along with the rest of the emirate, by the Almohads in 1172, then passing as Almohad rule in Iberia collapsed to the emirate of Murcia in 1229. Alpuente was conquered by the king of Aragon in 1229. After the province was created Alpuente became a very common name throughout all of Spain, but mainly in valencia.


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