Novelda
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  Novelda | ||
| Coordinates: 38°23′06″N 0°46′05″W / 38.385°N 0.768°W | ||
| Country | Spain | |
| Autonomous community | Valencian community | |
| Province | Alicante | |
| Comarca | Vinalopó Mitjà | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | José Rafael Sáez Sánchez | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 75.7 km2 (29.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) | |
| Population (2009) | ||
| • Total | 27,135 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) | |
| • Language | Spanish | |
| Demonym |
Noveldenses (Spanish) Noveldec, -a (Catalan) | |
| Postcode | 03660 | |
| Website | Official website | |
Novelda (Valencian: [noˈvɛɫda], Spanish: [noˈβelda]) is a town located in the province of Alicante, Spain. As of 2009, it has a total population of 27,135 inhabitants.
Novelda has important quarries and mines of marble, limestone, silica, clay and gypsum. It is a major centre of the marble industry.
It was probably settled by Greeks, although it was controlled by Carthaginians and Romans. Some centuries later it was conquered from the Moors by a son of Ferdinand III of Castile.
Places of tourist interest in Novelda include the monastery of Santa María Magdalena (dated from the 19th century), which has a church designed by a disciple of Antoni Gaudí, the Moorish castle of the Mola, with its unique triangular tower, and the Museum of Modernism. This is a well preserved art nouveau house with original artifacts from the 1920s. The house itself is a work of art. The House-Museum is located in a modernist building designed by Pedro Cerdan Martinez (1863-1947) and is now a centre for modernist research and promotion. There are also several natural and salty lakes to visit in the surroundings.
See also
External links
- Novelda Landmarks (English)
- Novelda Online (Spanish)
- Museo Modernista (Spanish)
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