Ontinyent
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  Ontinyent Location in Spain  Ontinyent Ontinyent (Valencian Community)  Ontinyent Ontinyent (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′20″N 0°36′26″W / 38.82222°N 0.60722°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Vall d'Albaida |
| Judicial district | Ontinyent |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Jorge Rodríguez Gramage (2011) (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 125.43 km2 (48.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 35,395 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | 36.019 ontinyentí, ontinyentina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46870 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish and Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
Ontinyent[a] (Spanish: Onteniente)[b] is a municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida, Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Clariano River, a tributary of the Xúquer, and on the Xàtiva–Alcoi railway.[2] Ontinyent is near the Sierra de Mariola Natural Park.[3]
Ontinyent is a historic city featuring many baroque churches, aristocratic mansions, city walls, the palace of the Dukes of Almodòver and a 16th century bridge alongside newer apartment buildings and modern retail. The city has been known for its production of cloth, paper, brandy, furniture and earthenware as well as its trade in cereals, wine, almonds and olive oil.[2]
Juan Roig, Spanish billionaire and president of Mercadona, went to school in Ontinyent.[4]
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Onteniente". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 118.
- ^ "Culture, Architecture and Heritage in the Serra Mariola | Serra Mariola". Serra Mariola Turismo. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ Ontinyent, R. Tomás | (2019-06-07). "El colegio La Concepción inaugura el pabellón sufragado por Juan Roig". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
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