Xert

Municipality

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Xert

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 40°31′16″N 0°9′21″E / 40.52111°N 0.15583°ECoordinates: 40°31′16″N 0°9′21″E / 40.52111°N 0.15583°E

Country

Spain

Government

• Alcalde

Fernando Beltrán Jovaní (2007) (PP)

Area

• Total

82.5 km² (31.9 sq mi)

Elevation

470 m (1,540 ft)

Population (2009)

• Total

906

• Density

11/km² (28/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Chertolí, Chertolina

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

12360

Website

Campanar de la Església de Xert

Xert (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛɾt], Spanish: Chert) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Maestrat in the Valencian Community, Spain.

The mountains known as Moles de Xert rise above the town and are included in its administrative area.

History

Moles de Xert

On the hill known as Mola Murada there are remains of an ancient Iberian village of the Bronze Age. During the time of the Umayyad conquest of Hispania Xert was a Saracene town depending from Cervera. After 1233 it was taken over by the Knights Hospitaller, then in 1319 the Order of Montesa took over until the 19th century saw the end of manorialism. In 1836 there were pitched battles between Carlists and Liberals in the mountain areas near Xert.

In the past Xert had its own lligallo in order to organize cattle herding in its area. The village of La Barcella was abandoned in 1609 and Fontanals during the time of the Spanish Maquis in mid 20th century.

Villages

Enroig, 51
La Barcella, 0
Fontanals, 0

External links

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Paco González Ramírez, País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca
Institut Valencià d'Estadística.
Aceite de Oliva de la Cooperativa Clot d'en Simó (Xert, Castellón)
Torre medieval de la ermita de Sant Marc (Xert)
Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat

Municipalities of Baix Maestrat

Alcalà de Xivert Benicarló Càlig Canet lo Roig Castell de Cabres Cervera del Maestre La Jana Peníscola/Peñíscola La Pobla de Benifassà Rossell La Salzadella San Rafael del Río Sant Jordi/San Jorge Sant Mateu Santa Magdalena de Polpís Traiguera Vinaròs Xert/Chert

Municipalities of the province of Castellón

Aín Albocàsser Alcalà de Xivert Alcúdia de Veo Alfondeguilla Algimia de Almonacid Almassora Almedíjar Almenara Alquerías del Niño Perdido Altura Arañuel Ares del Maestrat Argelita Artana Atzeneta del Maestrat Ayódar Azuébar Barracas Bejís Benafer Benafigos Benassal Benicarló Benicàssim Benlloch Betxí Borriol Borriana Cabanes Canet lo Roig Castell de Cabres Castellfort Castellnovo Castellón de la Plana Castillo de Villamalefa Catí Caudiel Cervera del Maestre Chilches Chodos Chóvar Cinctorres Cirat Cortes de Arenoso Costur Culla Càlig El Toro Eslida Espadilla Fanzara Figueroles Forcall Fuente la Reina Fuentes de Ayódar Gaibiel Geldo Herbés Higueras Jérica La Jana L'Alcora La Llosa La Mata de Morella La Pobla de Benifassà La Pobla Tornesa La Salzadella La Serra d'en Galceran La Torre d'En Besora La Vall d'Uixó La Vilavella Les Coves de Vinromà Lucena del Cid Ludiente Matet Moncofa Montanejos Montán Morella Navajas Nules Olocau del Rey Onda Orpesa Palanques Pavías Peníscola Pina de Montalgrao Portell de Morella Puebla de Arenoso Ribesalbes Rossell Sacañet San Jorge Sant Mateu San Rafael del Río Santa Magdalena de Pulpis Sant Joan de Moró Sarratella Segorbe Soneja Sot de Ferrer Sueras Tales Teresa Tírig Todolella Toga Torás Torralba del Pinar Torreblanca Torrechiva Torre Endoménech Traiguera Les Useres Vallat Vall d'Alba Vall de Almonacid Vallibona Vilafamés Vilanova d'Alcolea Vilar de Canes Villafranca del Cid Villahermosa del Río Villamalur Villanueva de Viver Vila-real Villores Vinaròs Vistabella del Maestrazgo Viver Xert Zorita del Maestrazgo Zucaina

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