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L'Alcúdia is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain. It is located on the left bank of the river Xúquer.

L'Alcúdia
Municipality
L'Alcúdia
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°11′45″N 0°30′26″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaRibera Alta
Judicial districtCarlet
Government
  MayorAndreu Salom Porta[1]
Area
  Total23.7 km2 (9.2 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total11,938
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
DemonymsAlcudianos, Alcudiencs
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46250
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

History


The locality is named after a 13th-century Moorish farmhouse, granted in 1238 by the Aragonese king Jaume I (James I) to Pere de Montagut. On January 17, 1252 this latter conceded the right to found a township upon these lands to 54 Christian pioneers after the Reconquista of the Valencian Moorish territories. The town was involved in many of the conflicts that shook Spain throughout its history: it was sacked during the "Revolta de les Germanies" in the beginning of the 16th century; in the 18th century, during the War of the Spanish Succession, the Bourbon troops plundered it again, and finally, during the Peninsular War it lodged a camp of French troops that looted everything from the villagers, leaving them in debt. During the Spanish Civil War, it was lucky to keep on the rearguard, although this did not spare the town from being bombed by Italian fascist planes, supporting Franco’s uprising.

A former name for this locality in Spanish is Alcudia de Carlet, which was in use during Franco's regime. After Franco's death in 1975 and the institution of democracy in Spain, the name fell into disfavor and the population unanimously voted to change it.


Economic resources


Up to not many years ago the town relied almost exclusively on its agriculture production (mainly oranges and vegetables), some years ago a new and pretty exotic product was re-introduced into the orchards of l'Alcudia and the surrounding district, the caqui (Persimmon) which has become a major source of revenue for Alcudian growers. l'Alcúdia has recently become an industrial town, with a number of factories producing furniture and general light industry. But undoubtedly the most important company in l'Alcudia is Istobal, a leading Spanish company in the design, manufacture and marketing of car wash solutions for the Automotive industry.


Main sights


Notable architectural structures in the municipality include:


Notable people



References


  1. Edited by town's citizen
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.



На других языках


[de] L’Alcúdia

L’Alcúdia, ehemals Alcudia de Carlet, ist eine Gemeinde in der spanischen Provinz Valencia. Sie befindet sich in der Comarca Ribera Alta.
- [en] L'Alcúdia

[es] La Alcudia (Valencia)

La Alcudia (oficialmente y en valenciano L'Alcúdia)[3] es un municipio y localidad de España, en la provincia de Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana,[4] perteneciente a la comarca de la Ribera Alta. En 2020 contaba con 12 107 habitantes (INE) y una densidad de población de 473,67 hab./km².

[ru] Алькудия-де-Карлет

Альку́диа-де-Карле́т (исп. Alcudia de Carlet, баск. L'Alcudia, кат. L'Alcúdia) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Валенсия в составе автономного сообщества Валенсия (автономное сообщество). Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Рибера-Альта.



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