Banyeres de Mariola
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Valencian Community
- Province
- Alacant
- Comarca
- Alcoià
- Judicial district
- Alcoi
- Alcalde
- Josep Sempere i Castelló (2019) ( Compromís )
- Total
- 50.28 km (19.41 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 816 m (2,677 ft)
- Density
- 146.1/km (378.5/sq mi)
- Demonyms
- Banyerenc, banyerenca
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 03450
- Official language s
- Valencian and Spanish
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Bañeras
- Demonym
- banyeruda
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Province of Alicante
- Continent
- Europe
- Official language
- Catalan
- Population
- 7347
- Area
- 50.28
- Elevation
- 816
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Bocairent
- Official website
- www.portademariola.com
- Image
- Banyeres. Vista des de la via verda.JPG
- Licence plate code
- A
- Patron saint
- Saint George
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- postal code
- 03450
- Commons category
- Banyeres de Mariola
- twinned administrative body
- Campan
- female population
- 3530
- male population
- 3538
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Encyclopedic overview
Banyeres de Mariola ( Valencian: [baˈɲeɾez ðe maɾiˈɔla], also [maɾiˈɔlɔ]), known simply as Banyeres (Valencian: [baˈɲeɾes]; Spanish: Bañeres [baˈɲeɾes]), is a settlement and a municipality in the north of the province of Alicante (Spain), 860 metres above sea level, with a population of 7,500. The main employer is the local textile industry. The town has a Moorish castle that dates from 1214, and is surrounded by mountains, almond and olive trees.
From the 22 to the 25 April each year the town celebrates the Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) festival, commemorating the 13th century defeat by the Christians of the occupying Moorish rulers. It is a festival of pageantry, costume, and pyrotechnics.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Banyeres de Mariola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.