Crevillent

A major producer and exporter of carpets and pomegranates. The town was probably settled by Romans. In 1263, during the period known as Reconquista, James I of Aragon captured the city from the Moors and became a part of the Kingdom of Valencia. The most important tourist places of the city is a museum with works of Mariano Benlliure, a Valencian sculptor. Also remarkable is its Moors and Christians festival. Many of the agricultural areas, particularly El Realengo, contain ruins of prisons, ovens and torture houses used during Francisco Franco's reign and the Spanish Civil War in the early 1900s.

• Name — Crevillent • Type — Town and municipality • Other Name — Crevillente • Image Flag — Flag of Crevillente Spain.svg • Image Shield — Escut de Crevillent.svg • Map Caption — Location of Crevillent • Pushpin Map — Spain Province of Alicante#Spain Valencia#Spain • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Spain • Subdivision Type1 — Autonomous community • Subdivision Name1 — Valencian Community • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Alicante • Subdivision Type3 — Comarca • Subdivision Name3 — Baix Vinalopó • Subdivision Type4 — Judicial district • Subdivision Name4 — Elche • Elevation M — 130 • Area Total Km2 — 104.50 • Population As Of — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Population Total — population_total • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Demonym — • ca-valencia, -ina (Val.) • crevillentino/a (Sp.) • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 03330 • Area Code Type — Dialing code • Leader Title — Alcalde (Mayor) • Leader Name — José Manuel Penalva Casanova • Leader Party — Compromís Crevillent, in Valencian (known in Spanish as Crevillente), is a town and municipality located in the Alicante province, part of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó, and lies at the foot of the hill range known locally as Serra de Crevillent. As of 2009, it has a total population of 28,609 inhabitants. The terrain is dry, and its main vegetation is composed by carob trees, almond trees, olive trees and esparto. Crevillent is a major producer and exporter of carpets and pomegranates. The town was probably settled by Romans. In 1263, during the period known as Reconquista, James I of Aragon captured the city from the Moors and became a part of the Kingdom of Valencia. The most important tourist places of the city is a museum with works of Mariano Benlliure, a Valencian sculptor. Also remarkable is its Moors and Christians festival. Many of the agricultural areas, particularly El Realengo, contain ruins of prisons, ovens and torture houses used during Francisco Franco's reign and the Spanish Civil War in the early 1900s.

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