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Valencia

Valencia (Spanish: [baˈlenθja] , officially in Valencian: València [vaˈlensia])[a] is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 807,693 inhabitants (2023).[1] It is the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million,[3][6] constituting one of the major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon.

This article is about the city in Spain. For other uses, see Valencia (disambiguation).

Valencia
València (Valencian)

 Spain

138 BC

19 districtes
  • Ciutat Vella
  • Eixample
  • Extramurs
  • Campanar
  • Saïdia
  • Pla del Real
  • Olivereta
  • Patraix
  • Jesús
  • Quatre Carreres
  • Poblats Marítims
  • Camins al Grau
  • Algirós
  • Benimaclet
  • Rascanya
  • Benicalap
  • Pobles del Nord
  • Pobles de l'Oest
  • Pobles del Sud

Ajuntament de València

María José Catalá (since 2023) (PP)

134.65 km2 (51.99 sq mi)

628.81 km2 (242.78 sq mi)

15 m (49 ft)

807,693[1]

5,998.5/km2 (15,536/sq mi)

1,595,000[3]

2,522,383[2]

Valencian
valencià-ana (va)
valenciano-na (es)

€56.413 billion (2020)

UTC+01:00 (CET (GMT))

UTC+02:00 (CEST (GMT))

46000-46080

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Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC under the name Valentía Edetanorum. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Valencia became part of the Visigothic Kingdom from 546 AC and 711 AC.[7] Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Aragonese Christian conquest took place in 1238, and so the city became the capital of the Kingdom of Valencia. The city's population thrived in the 15th century, owing to trade with the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, Italian ports, and other Mediterranean locations, becoming one of the largest European cities by the end of the century. Already harmed by the emergence of the Atlantic World trade in detriment to Mediterranean trade in global trade networks, along with insecurity created by Barbary piracy throughout the 16th century, the city's economic activity experienced a crisis upon the expulsion of the Moriscos in 1609. The city became a major silk manufacturing centre in the 18th century. During the Spanish Civil War, the city served as the accidental seat of the Spanish Government from 1936 to 1937.[8]


The Port of Valencia is the 5th-busiest container port in Europe and the second busiest container port on the Mediterranean Sea. The city is ranked as a Gamma-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.[9] Its historic centre is one of the largest in Spain, spanning approximately 169 hectares (420 acres).[10] Due to its long history, Valencia has numerous celebrations and traditions, such as the Falles (or Fallas), which was declared a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest of Spain in 1965[11] and an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in November 2016. In 2022, the city was voted the world's top destination for expatriates, based on criteria such as quality of life and affordability.[12][13] The city was selected as the European Capital of Sport 2011, the World Design Capital 2022 and the European Green Capital 2024.

The gothic courtyard of the Palace of the Admiral of Aragon (Palau de l'Almirall)

The gothic courtyard of the Palace of the Admiral of Aragon (Palau de l'Almirall)

Convento de Santo Domingo (1300-1640)

Convento de Santo Domingo (1300-1640)

Llotja de la Seda (Silk Exchange, interior)

Llotja de la Seda (Silk Exchange, interior)

Mercat Central (Central Market), in Valencian Art Nouveau style

Mercat Central (Central Market), in Valencian Art Nouveau style

One of the few arch-bridges that links the cathedral with neighboring buildings. This one built in 1666.

One of the few arch-bridges that links the cathedral with neighboring buildings. This one built in 1666.

Monastery of San Miguel de los Reyes built between 1548 and 1763

Monastery of San Miguel de los Reyes built between 1548 and 1763

L’Hemisfèric (IMAX Dome cinema) and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia

L’Hemisfèric (IMAX Dome cinema) and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia

Ciutat Vella: La Seu, La Xerea, El Carmen, El Pilar, El Mercat, Sant Francesc

: Russafa, El Pla del Remei, Gran Via

Eixample

Extramurs: El Botànic, La Roqueta, La Petxina, Arrancapins

Campanar: Campanar, Les Tendetes, El Calvari, Sant Pau

La Saïdia: Marxalenes, Morvedre, Trinitat, Tormos, Sant Antoni

Pla del Real: Exposició, Mestalla, Jaume Roig, Ciutat Universitària

Olivereta: Nou Moles, Soternes, Tres Forques, La Fontsanta, La Llum

Patraix: , Sant Isidre, Vara de Quart, Safranar, Favara

Patraix

Jesús: La Raiosa, L'Hort de Senabre, La Creu Coberta, Sant Marcel·lí, Camí Real

Quatre Carreres: Montolivet, En Corts, Malilla, , Na Rovella, La Punta, Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

La Font de Sant Lluís

Poblats Marítims: El Grau, El , El Canyameral, La Malva-Rosa, Beteró, Natzaret

Cabanyal

Camins del Grau: Aiora, Albors, Creu del Grau, Camí Fondo, Penya-Roja

Algirós: Illa Perduda, Ciutat Jardí, Amistat, Vega Baixa, La Carrasca

Benimaclet: , Camí de Vera

Benimaclet

Benicalap: Benicalap, Ciutat Fallera

Pobles del Nord

Pobles del Oest

Pobles del Sud

Odesa, Ukraine (1981)

Ukraine

Chengdu, China (2017)

China

Valencia is twinned with:[128]


Valencia also has friendly relations with:[128]

Archdiocese of Valencia

List of tallest buildings in Valencia

Nou Mestalla

Prehistory of the Valencian Community

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Chisholm, Hugh

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"Archdiocese of Valencia" 

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the : Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Valentia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

public domain

Beltran i Calvo, Vicent; Segura i Llopes, Carles (2018). Els parlars valencians. Universitat de València.  978-84-9134-240-3.

ISBN

Aguiló Lúcia, Lluís (1992). (PDF). Cuadernos Constitucionales de la Cátedra Fadrique Furió Ceriol (1). Valencia: Universitat de València: 59–65. ISSN 1133-7087.

"Notas sobre la historia política de la ciudad de Valencia (1876-1939)"

Briz, Antonio (2004). "El castellano en la Comunidad Valenciana". Revista Internacional de Lingüística Iberoamericana. 2 (4): 119–129.  41678056.

JSTOR

Clemente Meoro, Mario Enrique (2008). Ramón Fernández, Francisca; Altur Grau, Vicent-Jesús (eds.). . Estudios Sobre Derecho Civil Foral Valenciano.

"Los aprovechamientos pesqueros en La Albufera de Valencia"

Franch Benavent, Ricardo (2008). . Obradoiro de Historia Moderna (17). Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela: 77–112. doi:10.15304/ohm.17.446. hdl:10347/3896. ISSN 1133-0481.

"El comercio en el Mediterráneo español durante la Edad Moderna. El estudio del tráfico a su vinculación con la realidad productiva y el contexto social"

García Martínez, Sebastián (1972). . Estudis: Revista de Historia Moderna (1). Valencia: Universidad de Valencia: 85–168. ISSN 0210-9093.

"Bandolerismo, piratería y control de moriscos en Valencia durante el reinado de Felipe II"

González Arévalo (2019). . Millars: Espai i Història (47). Castellón de la Plana: Universitat Jaime I: 11–37. doi:10.6035/Millars.2019.47.2. hdl:10234/187209. ISSN 1132-9823.

"La esclavitud en la España Medieval. (siglos XIV-XV). Generalidades y rasgos diferenciales"

Navarro Espinach, Germán (1994). . Anuario de Estudios Medievales. 24. Barcelona: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas: 201. doi:10.3989/aem.1994.v24.971. ISSN 0066-5061.

"Los genoveses y el negocio de la seda en Valencia (1457-1512)"

Pérez García, Pablo (2019). . E-Spania (34). Paris: Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris IV. doi:10.4000/e-spania.32914. hdl:10550/71887. ISSN 1951-6169.

"La nobleza valenciana del Quinientos: lo social y su nomenclatura"

Puncel Chornet, Alfonso (1999). . Scripta Nova. Revista Electrónica de Geografía y Ciencias Sociales. 3 (47). Barcelona: Universidad de Barcelona. ISSN 1138-9788.

"Valencia: opciones, desorden y modernidad, o la ciudad que se devora a sí misma"

Santamaría, Álvaro (1992). . Medievalia. 10. Bellaterra: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona: 363–386. doi:10.5565/rev/medievalia.291.

"La demografía en el contexto de Valencia. Siglo XV"

Suárez Cortina, Manuel (2011). "El republicanismo en la España liberal (1820-1931). Una aproximación historiográfica". Bulletin d'Histoire Contemporaine de l'Espagne (46). Aix-en-Provence: : 11–42. ISSN 0987-4135.

Publications de l'Université de Provence

Torró, Josep (2009). (PDF). La ciudad de Valencia: historia, geografía y arte de la ciudad de Valencia. Vol. 1. Universitat de València. pp. 159–169. ISBN 978-84-370-7665-2.

"Maldîna Balansiya. La Valencia andalusí. Siglos VIII-XIII"

Zabaltza, Xabier (2017). . Dictatorships & Democracies. Journal of History and Culture. 5 (5). Barcelona: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya; Fundació Carles Pi i Sunyer: 53–80. doi:10.7238/dd.v0i5.3134. hdl:10357/48474. ISSN 2564-8829.

"¿Vías paralelas? Anticatalanismo valenciano y antivasquismo navarro durante la Transición"

. Spain and Portugal: handbook for travellers (3rd ed.). Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. 1908. OCLC 1581249.

"Valencia"

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, ed. (1911). "Valencia (province)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 844–845.

Chisholm, Hugh

(Valencian) (in Spanish)

Official website of the city of Valencia

(Valencian) (in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese)

Official tourism website of the city of Valencia

Official website of the Community Valenciana tourism

Valencia-The City of Arts & Science

Postal codes in Valencia

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