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Altitude

23 m AMSL

Population

Population

77,979^[1] (2006-01-01)

Density

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For the town in the province of Teruel, Spain, see Orihuela del Tremedal

Orihuela in Spanish or Oriola in Valencian is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. Orihuela del Tremedal is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. Valencian ( valencià) is the historical traditional and official name used in the Valencian Community of Spain to refer to the region's native language Alicante in Spanish or Alacant (in Valencian) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The city of Orihuela had a population of 32,472 inhabitants in the beginning of 2006. The municipality has a total area of 367. 19 km², and stretches all the way down to the Mediterranean coast, west of Torrevieja, and had a total population of 77,949 inhabitants in the beginning of 2006. Torrevieja in Spanish or Torrevella in Valencian is a seaside city and Municipality located on the Costa Blanca in the province This includes not only the city of Orihuela, but also the coastal tourist centre (urbanizacion turistica) of Dehesa de Campoamor with 21,659 inhabitants (2006) and a few other villages. ^[1]

The river Segura flows through the city. Segura ( Latin Thader, Arabic War-Alabiat, Spanish and Catalan Segura) is a medium-sized The city was settled by Romans who called it Orcelis and subsequently Aurariola. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC

1 History
2 City and suburbs
3 Economy
4 Monuments
5 Famous people
6 See also
7 References
- 7.1 External links

History

Orihuela is the capital of the region of the "Vega Baja del Segura" (natural region of the Segura River); it has been the capital of a province and even of a kingdom. Vega Baja del Segura ( Valencian: Baix Segura) is a ''comarca'' in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Segura ( Latin Thader, Arabic War-Alabiat, Spanish and Catalan Segura) is a medium-sized The city was named the first city of the province of Alicante, 11 September 1437. ||-||} Alicante ( Spanish language) or Alacant ( Valencian) is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the

In 576 it was the capital of the Visigothic province of Aurariola, to which it gave its name. The Visigoths (Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, or Wisi were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East In 713 (5 April) the military man and Count Teodomiro, proclaimed himself King of Tudmir. Theodemir or Theudimer (died 743 was a Visigothic comes (count prominent in the southeast of Baetica (the region around Murcia)

In 825 the Kingdom of Tudmir, became a dependent kingdom under Ummayad control, and the capital was moved to Murcia. Events By Place Europe Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia at Ellandun. Theodemir or Theudimer (died 743 was a Visigothic comes (count prominent in the southeast of Baetica (the region around Murcia) In 910 the Kingdom of Tudmir passed to the Emirate of Cordova. The Caliphate of Córdoba (Arabic خلافة قرطبة ruled the Iberian peninsula ( Al-Andalus) and North Africa from the city of

In 1053 the principality of Murcia, part of the Kingdom of Denia, is created. Dénia (in Catalan; Spanish: Denia) is the judicial seat of the ''comarca'' of Marina Alta, in the province of Alicante In 1086 the principality of Murcia becomes independent from Denia. In 1212 the area passed to the Kingdom of Murcia.

In 1304 Orihuela was considered to be on the border between the kingdoms of Castile and Aragón. In 1366 it passed to the kingdom of Valencia. The Christian Kingdom of Valencia, located in the Eastern shore of the Iberian Peninsula, was one of the component realms of the Crown of Aragon.

In 1437, it was declared a city and in 1707, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor made Orihuela capital of the province of Orihuela. Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was In 1737 Alicante, Elche, Monforte, Jijona, Villajoyosa, Agost, Busot, San Juan or Muchamiel became independent from the province of Orihuela, forming the one of Alicante. ||-||} Alicante ( Spanish language) or Alacant ( Valencian) is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the Jijona (in Spanish) or Xixona (in Valencian) is a town and Municipality in the Land of Valencia on the eastern coast of La Vila Joiosa or Villajoyosa (in Spanish) is a Valencian coastal town and Municipality in the province of Alicante, Spain Sights The church (San Pedro Apóstol The museum Centro Agost pottery museum in a turn-of-the-century pottery complex The hermitage Busot is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alacantí in the Valencian Community, Spain. San Juan is Spanish for Saint John. It can also be the short version of San Juan Bautista ( John the Baptist) Alicante in Spanish or Alacant (in Valencian) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian

1799 Orihuela was part of the province of Alicante. In 1810, Napoleon made Orihuela part of the Department of Segura with the capital at Murcia. In 1822, Orihuela passed to the province of Murcia. 1833 it became part of the province of Alicante. In 1920 nationalistic movements spoke of Orihuela as belonging to the "country of Murcia. "

Between 1988 and 2006 various research studies from the Universities of Andalusia, Castile and Murcia demonstrated that Orihuela was more culturally part of Murcia than Valencia in terms of phonetics, lexicon, architecture, agriculture, folclore, musical celebrations, instruments, language, burial customs, gastronomy and varieties.

In the cathedral

City and suburbs

The municipality had a total population of 77,979 inhabitants in the beginning of 2006, of which the city of Orihuela only accommodated 32,472 of them. Another major locality within the municipality is the tourist centre of Dehesa de Campoamor, located on the coast, more than 20 km from Orihuela. It had 21,659 inhabitants in the beginning of 2006. ^[1]

The metropolitan area of Orihuela includes the eleven municipalites of Orihuela, Benejúzar, Benferri, Beniel, Bigastro, Callosa de Segura, Cox, Jacarilla, Rafal, Redován and Santomera. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Benejúzar, is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura, in the province of Alicante, Spain Benferri is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Vega Baja del Segura in the Valencian Community, Spain. Bigastro is a district in the Valencian Community ( Spain) situated in the south of The Province of Alicante, in the Comarca of Vega Baja Callosa de Segura is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Vega Baja del Segura in the Valencian Community, Spain. Cox is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Vega Baja del Segura in the Valencian Community, Spain. Santomera is a Spanish municipality in the autonomous community of Murcia. It had a total population of 151,358 inhabitants in the beginning of 2006, and a total area of 510,3 km². ^[1]

The metropolitan area of Orihuela is also a part of the larger Murcia-Orihuela conurbation, with a total population of 727,741 inhabitants (2006) and an area of 1,743. Murcia ( is the capital city of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, located at the river Segura in south-eastern Spain. A conurbation is an Urban area or Agglomeration comprising a number of Cities, large Towns and larger urban areas that through Population 5 km². ^[1]

Economy

The agriculture of Orihuela is based on lemons, oranges, almonds, olives, palm trees, pomegranates, cotton, hemp and vegetables. The pomegranate ( Punica granatum) is a Fruit -bearing Deciduous Shrub or small Tree growing to between five and eight metres tall This article is about the cultivation and uses of industrial hemp not its psychoactive cousin Cannabis (drug. It also has an important industry of silk, wool and preserved food. Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Food preservation is the process of treating and handling Food in a way that preserves its edibility and nutrition value

Monuments

The most important architectonic monuments of Orihuela are an Arabic castle with its towers, a Catholic cathedral built between the 14th and 16th centuries and the Baroque church of Santo Domingo. The araB gene Promoter is a bacterial promoter activated by e L-arabinose binding Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Baroque architecture, starting in the early 17th century in Italy, took the humanist Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical

Famous people

The Spanish poet Miguel Hernández was born in this city, which shares a campus with the University Miguel Hernández. Miguel Hernández is also the name of a Spanish University Miguel Hernández ( October 30, 1910 - March 28, Facultat Farmàcia UMH-Sant Joanjpg|thumb|275px|Building 3-Faculty of Pharmacy at Campus of Sant Joan-UMH]]The Miguel Hernández University of Elche or UMH (in Catalan It is also important for its festival of Moros y Cristianos. Moros y Cristianos (in Spanish) or Moros i Cristians (in Valencian) literally means Moors and Christians, and

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Población de España – datos y mapas

External links

orihueladigital.es Up to date local news, culture and information site in the Spanish language
activaorihuela.es Day by day in Orihuela. CLARO is a Political party in Orihuela, Spain Torrevieja in Spanish or Torrevella in Valencian is a seaside city and Municipality located on the Costa Blanca in the province Website for local newspaper in Spanish language.
Orihuela.com News and Guide of the city.
Orihuela Spain, Overview of the City of Orihuela including a video with most important sightseeing attractions.
Orihuela Official tourism site for the region of Valencia.
Pictures Picture gallery from SpanishVida

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