Alcoy, Spain
Alcoy
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Postal code 03801-03804 and 03818 | ||
Official language(s) | Valencian and Spanish | |
Website | Official website |
Alcoy[a] (Valencian: Alcoi)[b] is an industrial and university city, region and municipality located in the Valencian Community, Spain. The Serpis river crosses the municipal boundary of Alcoy. The local authority reported a population of 61,135 residents in 2018.[2][3] [4]
History
The first traces of human presence in the area date to c. 60,000 years ago, when
After the Roman conquest of the
In 1291 the town was donated by King James II of Aragon to the Sicilian admiral Roger of Lauria; it did not return to royal possession until 1430.
During the
In 1873 the workers of Alcoy revolted in the Petroleum Revolution.
Main sights
Many outdoor
Buildings with an artistic or historical interest in the city include:
- Casa del Pavo (Turkey's house), Art Nouveau work of Vicente Pascual Pastor, (1909).
- Cercle Industrial, Art Nouveau work of Timoteo Briet Montaud, (1909-1911).
- Casa d'Escaló, Art Nouveau work of Vicente Pascual Pastor, (1906-1908).
- Casa Laporta, Art Nouveau work of Timoteo Briet Montaud, (1904).
- Casa Vilaplana, Art Nouveau work of Vicente Pascual Pastor, (1906).
- Casa Briet, Art Nouveau work of Timoteo Briet Montaud, (1910).
- Llotja de Sant Jordi, designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava. Made during the years 1992–1995.
- Pont de Sant Jordi, of art déco style, is considered to be the most popular image of the city.
- Plaça de Dins, a neoclassical square in the city center of Alcoy.
- Església arxiprestal de Santa Maria, in Valencian Baroque style.
- Hermitage of St. Anthony the Abbot (14th-18th centuries).
- Torre de Na Valora, a watchtower from the 13th century.
- Barxell Castle (13th century), of likely Muslim origin. It has a rectangular keep and a court with a rainwater tank.
- Alcoy Cemetery, considered to be one of the most interesting in the Valencian Community, due to its unusual architecture and examples of Valencian Art Nouveau period funerary sculpture. It is listed on the European Cemeteries Route.
- Convent of Sant Agustí, reconstructed in the 18th century with paintings of the 16th century.
Museums
- Museu Alcoià de la Festa, a museum dedicated to the Moors and Christians of Alcoy, where the visitors can experience all the details, aspects and feelings surrounding this international festival.
- Archaeological Museum Camil Visedo, established in 1945.
- Shelter of Cervantes, an air-raid bunker of the Spanish Civil War (1938).
- Firefighters Museum of Alcoy
Natural parks
Economy
Alcoy has important industries related to textile, paper, food and metal. Furthermore, Alcoy has many factories that manufacture matches. Today, Alcoy is the financial, commercial and cultural center of the surrounding area.
Celebrations
Alcoy hosts the oldest
Sport
The local football club CD Alcoyano is famous across Spain for a proverbial match in which they were facing a very adverse score. When the referee was about to close, the Alcoyano players kept asking for more time to score back and reach a draw.[6] Thus the phrase tener más moral que el Alcoyano ("to have greater morale than Alcoyano") ponders an indefatigable person. Currently, they play in the Segunda División B at El Collao Stadium.
The city is also home to
Notable residents
- Camilo Sesto (1946-2019), singer
- Vicente Pascual Pastor (1865–1941), architect
- Carmen Jordá (born 1988), racing driver
See also
- Art Nouveau in Alcoy
- Ferrocarril Alcoy Gandia
- Font Roja Natural Park
- Petroleum Revolution
- Jesuset del Miracle
- Església arxiprestal de Santa Maria
Notes
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Estadísticas de la población". Ajuntament d'Alcoi (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ "Estadísticas de la población - Por paises de procedencia". Ajuntament d'Alcoi (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ "ESTADÍSTICAS DE LA POBLACIÓN - ALCOY - Población por edad y sexo". Ajuntament d'Alcoi (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ Los neandertales completaban con vegetales su dieta carnívora
- ^ Notas de fútbol: Tienes más moral que el Alcoyano
External links
- Alcoi Foto Pictures of Alcoy and Moors and Christians festivity in Alcoy.
- Christians & Moors Festival Images and a video.
- Alcoi Text, Images and Video.