Novelda

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Novelda

Location in the Valencian Community, Spain Location in the comarca Vinalopó Medio
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Vinalopó Medio
Demonym  • Spanish  • Catalan	noveldense Noveldec, -a
Postcode	03660
Coordinates	38°25′N 0°45′E
Area	75.7 km²
Altitude	241 m
Distance to Alicante	28 km
Establishment
Population (2005)  • Total  • Density	26,233 inhabitants 346.53 people/km²
Mayor	José Rafael Sáez Sánchez (PP)
Judicial district	Novelda
Language	Valencian
Market days
Major festivals
Website	http://www.ayto-novelda.es

Novelda is a town located in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 75.7 km² and, according to the 2003 census, a total population of 25,399 inhabitants.

Novelda has important quarries and mines of marble, limestone, silica, clay and gypsum.

It was probably settled by Greeks, although it was controlled by Carthaginians and Romans. Some centuries after it was reconquered by a son of Ferdinand III of Castile. The Spanish sailor Jorge Juan y Santacilia was born in Novelda.

Some places of tourist interest in Novelda are the monastery of Santa María Magdalena (dated from the 19th century), the castle of the Mola and the Museum of Modernism.

[edit] External links

• Novelda Online, in Spanish.

edit	Municipalities of Vinalopó Mitjà
Algueña | Aspe | Elda | Hondón de las Nieves | Hondón de los Frailes | Monforte del Cid | Monòver / Monóvar | Novelda | Petrer | Pinoso | La Romana