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Villena
Sign in to saveVillena is a city and municipality in Spain, in the Valencian Community. It is located at the northwest part of Alicante, and borders to the west with Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia, to the north with the province of Valencia and to the east and south with the province of Alicante. It is the capital of the comarca of the Alto Vinalopó. The municipality has an area of 345.6 km² and a population of 34,144 inhabitants as of INE 2023.
Villena is a city in Spain's Valencian Community, located in northwestern Alicante, and serves as the capital of the Alto Vinalopó region. With an area of 345.6 km² and about 34,000 residents, it is a significant municipal center positioned at the intersection of three Spanish provinces and two autonomous communities.
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- Settlement.name
- Villena
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- City and municipality
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- Villena - Castillo de la Atalaya 15 2017-05-06.jpg
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- Flag of Villena.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo oficial de Villena.svg
- Settlement.motto
- Villena ¡un tesoro!
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- 150px
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- Location of Villena in the Valencian Community
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- Spain Province of Alicante#Spain Valencia#Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous Community
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- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Alicante
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- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Alto Vinalopó
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- coll
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Villena
- Demonym
- villenense
- Population
- 34712
- Area
- 345.6
- Elevation
- 505
- Official website
- www.villena.es
- Image
- Sierra de la Villa. Villena y valle. Panorámica 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 966
- Licence plate code
- A
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- Commons category
- Villena
- postal code
- 03400
- Commons gallery
- Villena
- female population
- 16908
- male population
- 17056
- P8168
- Seth Lloyd
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- Famous citizens
- Twin cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
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Villena is a city and municipality in Spain, in the Valencian Community. It is located at the northwest part of Alicante, and borders to the west with Castilla-La Mancha and Murcia, to the north with the province of Valencia and to the east and south with the province of Alicante. It is the capital of the comarca of the Alto Vinalopó. The municipality has an area of 345.6 km² and a population of 34,144 inhabitants as of INE 2023.
There is evidence of settlement in the area from Middle Paleolithic. However, it is on dispute if the current city dates from visigothic times or before, though certainly it existed in the 11th century, during the Muslim period. After the Christian conquest, it became Seigneury, Principality, Duchy and finally Marquisate, until the people, encouraged by the Catholic Monarchs, revolted against the marquis. In 1525 Charles V conceded the title of City to Villena. This is the most economically prosperous period, as shown by the monuments that survived to nowadays. Although a railway station was inaugurated in 1858, economy kept being mainly agricultural until the rural exode that took place in the 1960s. Then, the economic model changed rapidly so that currently economy is based mainly on tertiary sector and industry, chiefly footwear, construction and furniture.
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