Gaianes facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Gaianes
Municipality
Gaianes vist des de l'albufera
Coat of arms
Gaianes Location in Valencian Community
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Comtat
Judicial district	Alcoy
Area
• Total	9,60 km2 (370 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	471
• Density	0.4906/km2 (1.271/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Gayanero, gayanera
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03840
Official language(s)	Valencian

Gaianes (Valencian pronunciation: [ɡaˈjanes], Spanish: Gayanes [ɡaˈʝanes]) is a municipality in the comarca of Comtat, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.

Main sights

• Gayanes Castle, small castle in charge of the vigilance of the Serpis river. It is possible to observe the principal tower and some parts of the old walls. Nowadays it is in ruins.
• Gayanes Town Hall, located in a former manor house close to the church.
• San Jaime Apostol Church, building of architectural interest. Built in 1526 on the site of a mosque.
• San Francisco de Paula Hermitage, dates back of beginning of the 18th century. In the local holidays, the pilgrimage is realized on Sunday to the hermitage, being an emotive act and taking the Saint Francisco de Paula's image.

Natural areas

• Albufera of Gayanes, a lagoon located in Gayanes, natural space for the biodiversity of flora and fauna.
• Benicadell, a mountainous formation in whose skirts Gayanes is situated. It is placed in the Serra Mariola Natural Park, between the provinces of Alicante and Valencia.
• Serpis River, that across Gayanes.
• Green route of the Serpis River, a route by the former tracing of the Ferrocarril Alcoy Gandia constructed in 1892, to his step along Gayanes.

See also

In Spanish: Gayanes para niños