Pinar de Campoverde
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| Pinar de Campoverde | |||||
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| Mar y Montaña ("Sea and Mountains") |
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| Location | |||||
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| Coordinates : 37° 54’N , 0°50′30″W Time Zone : CET (UTC+1) - summer: CEST (UTC+2) |
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| Native name | Pinar de Campoverde (Spanish) | ||||
| Spanish name | El Pinar de Campoverde | ||||
| Nickname | La Colonia Guiri | ||||
| Founded | Early 20th Century | ||||
| Postal code | 03191 | ||||
| Area code | 34 (Spain) + 965/966 (Alicante) | ||||
| Website | http://www.pilardelahoradada.org | ||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Comunidad Valenciana | ||||
| Province | Alicante | ||||
| Comarca | Vega Baja del Segura | ||||
| Mayor | José Fidel Ros Samper (PP) | ||||
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| Land Area | km² | ||||
| Altitude | 160 m AMSL | ||||
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| Population | 3000 (2006) | ||||
| Density | hab./km² () | ||||
Pinar de Campoverde (Pine of the Green Field literally) is a small village located at the foot of the Sierra de Escalona mountain range, nine kilometres from Pilar de la Horadada, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The town has around 3000 inhabitants and is ten kilometres from the Mediterranean coastline.
[edit] History
The town has only developed since the mid 1980s when many British, German, French and Scandinavian expatriates settled in villas. Originally, the area had been a large pine forest, next to the Río Seco river and had little agricultural importance until much of the wooded area was cleared for orange and lemon groves. The name Pinar de Campoverde or Pinar de Campo Verde derives from the fact that the area was once pine woodland (Pinar) and its impression on its first residents was a 'green field' (Campo Verde)
[edit] Population and Area
Since the recent advent of tourism, the majority of the population are expatriates, mainly from the United Kingdom and Germany. This gives the village the nicknames (amongst the native residents) La Colonia Guiri or 'the tourist colony' and Little England (amongst the British). The traditional centre of the town is based on the 2km long Avenida del Pino which runs from the main Pilar de la Horadada-Orihuela road to the municipal sports fields (Polideportivo) at the Río Seco. This strip has numerous bars and restaurants, a municipal swimming pool, realtys and shops. The 'New Town' area, located to the west of the village was first founded in 1999 and is almost exclusively for foreigners (although there are a few Spanish families).
