Almassora facts for kids

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Municipality
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castellón
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Villarreal
Area
• Total	33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	25,831
• Density	783/km2 (2,027/sq mi)
Demonyms	Almassorí, almassorina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12550
Dialing code	964
Official language(s)	Valencian

Almassora (Valencian: [almaˈsoɾa]; Spanish: Almazora) is a town and municipality in the comarca of Plana Alta, Valencian Community, Spain.

Urbanized areas

• Almassora
• La Platja
• L'Horta
• El Secà
• Polígon industrial

History

There are ancient Iberian remains within the municipal term. Its present location is from Muslim origin and it is said that the place received its name from Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir 'Almansor', the Caliph of Cordova.

James I of Aragon conquered the town from the saracens in 1234. the municipal charter was given in 1237. In 1616 a channel was built to bring the water from the Millars River to the town And in 1647 the Ermita de Santa Quiteria was built.

Notable people

• Robert Juan-Cantavella
• Javi Costa (Javier 'Javi' Costa Estirado), footballer
• Miguel Ángel Tena, retired footballer

See also

In Spanish: Almazora para niños