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Alcalà de Xivert

Field	Value
name	Alcalà de Xivert
settlement_type	Municipality
official_name
native_name
other_name	Alcalá de Chivert
image_skyline	Alcalá de Xivert.Iglesia Parroquial de San Juan Bautista.jpg
image_caption	Church of Saint John the Baptist surrounded by Alcalà de Xivert
image_shield	Escut d'Alcalà de Xivert oficial.svg
pushpin_map	Spain
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Spain
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Spain
subdivision_type1	Autonomous community
subdivision_name1	Valencian Community
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Castelló
subdivision_type3	Comarca
subdivision_name3	Plana Alta
subdivision_type4	Judicial district
subdivision_name4	Castelló de la Plana
seat_type
coordinates
elevation_m	155
area_total_km2	167.5
established_title
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_total
population_demonyms	Xivertí, xivertina
population_density_km2	auto
blank_name_sec1	Official language(s)
blank_info_sec1	Valencian
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	12570
area_code_type	Dialing code

Alcalà de Xivert (; ) is a town and municipality in the Baix Maestrat comarca, province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain.

Geography

The main town is located inland in a flat valley between the two mountain ranges of Serra d'Irta and Serra de les Talaies. There is no river in the valley; instead, the water emerges in natural ponds known as basses.

Localisation of Alcalà de Xivert in the [[Valencian Community

History

Its castle occupied a strong position for the control of the routes along the Mediterranean coast. Here stood a Moorish castle (the name of the town derives from Arabic al-qalat = "the castle") that was captured by James I of Aragon in 1234, who also resettled the place with Christian villagers.

On 30 August 1905, scientists came from all over the world to Alcalà de Xivert to watch a total solar eclipse which covered an area from the coast of North Africa to the North-East of Spain.

In contemporary times the economy of the town is devoted mainly to tourism, with several beaches and a busy marina at the villages located on the coast, Alcossebre, Capicorb and Les Fonts.

Villages

Alcalà de Xivert, 3,971
Alcossebre, 2,151
Capicorb, 260
Les Fonts, 1,502

Sites of interest

The bell-tower of the main church at Alcalà de Xivert.

The landmark of the town is the Esglèsia de Sant Joan Baptista (Church of Saint John the Baptist), built in 1736–1766, with a large dome, a noteworthy Baroque portal, and a 68-metre-high tower, which is visible from many miles away.

The castle of Xivert, was built by the Moors in the 12th century and later conquered by the Knights Templar.

References

"Paco González Ramírez - El País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca".
Fabricio Cardenas, [http://vieuxpapierspo.blogspot.fr/2015/03/eclipse-solaire-de-1905-perpignan.html Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, ''Eclipse solaire de 1905 à Perpignan''], 20 March 2015
[[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain). INE]] 2008 census

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