Almussafes
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Almussafes | ||
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Postal code 46440 | ||
Official language(s) | Valencian | |
Website | Official website |
Almussafes (
Valencian Community
, Spain.
History
Almussafes was originally a Muslim hamlet, consisting of several farmhouses and a tower. There was a customs office there (in Arabic Masaf (مصاف), from which the name of the town comes: Almasaf) to collect the transit rights of the merchandise entering and leaving the neighboring city of Valencia.[2] In 1672, it was separated from the Benifaió municipality.
Facilities
The town of Almussafes is host for an
important factory of the Ford Motor Company
.
Gallery
-
Church of San Bartolomé.
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Torre Racef" (in Spanish). 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.