Novelda
Novelda
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Novelda | |
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City and Municipality | |
 Monastery of Santa María Magdalena. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Novelda Location in Spain Show map of Province of Alicante  Novelda Novelda (Valencian Community) Show map of Valencian Community  Novelda Novelda (Spain) Show map of Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°23′06″N 0°46′05″W / 38.385°N 0.768°W / 38.385; -0.768Coordinates: 38°23′06″N 0°46′05″W / 38.385°N 0.768°W / 38.385; -0.768 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Vinalopó Mitjà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Rafael Sáez Sánchez (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.7 km2 (29.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 27,135 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| • Language | Valencian |
| Demonym(s) | Noveldense (Spanish) Novelder, noveldera (Valencian) |
| Postcode | 03660 |
| Website | Official website |
Novelda (Valencian: [noˈvɛlda], Spanish: [noˈβelda]) is a town located in the province of Alicante, Spain. As of 2009[update], it has a total population of 27,135 inhabitants.
Novelda has important quarries and mines of marble, limestone, silica, clay and gypsum. It is a major centre of the marble industry.
It was probably settled by Greeks, although it was controlled by Carthaginians and Romans. Some centuries later it was conquered from the Moors by a son of Ferdinand III of Castile.
Places of tourist interest in Novelda include the monastery of Santa María Magdalena (dated from the 19th century), which has a church designed by a disciple of Antoni Gaudí, the Moorish castle of the Mola, with its unique triangular tower, and the Museum of Modernism. This is a well preserved art nouveau house with original artifacts from the 1920s. The house itself is a work of art. The House-Museum is located in a modernist building designed by Pedro Cerdan Martinez (1863-1947) and is now a centre for modernist research and promotion. There are also several natural and salty lakes to visit in the surroundings.
- Gallery: Santa María Magdalena
Notable people[edit]
Mario Gaspar, footballer
Fernando Béjar (born 6 October 1980), former footballer
See also[edit]
- Route of the Castles of Vinalopó
External links[edit]
Novelda Landmarks (in English)
Novelda Online (in Spanish)
Museo Modernista (in Spanish)
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Municipalities of Vinalopó Medio | ||
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Municipalities of the province of Alicante | ||
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