Cocentaina (seldom known as Concentaina) is a town located in the comarca of El Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 52.8 km2 and, according to the 2002 census, a total population of 10,567 inhabitants and a population density of 200.13 inhab/km2. The city is located between the Sierra of Mariola and the river Serpis. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Location of Alicante province in Spain. ...
The economy of Cocentaina is chiefly based on the textil industry. The most important monuments in Cocentaina are the convents of the orders of Saint Clare (from the 16th century) and Saint Francis, the Catholicchurch of la Asunción (the Assumption) and the Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina. The Moros y Cristianos festival and the Fira de Tots Sants (All Saints Fair) of Cocentaina attracts many tourists each year. This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... Saint Clare of Assisi, born Chiara Offreduccio, (July 16, 1193–August 11, 1253) was one of the first followers of Francis of Assisi and founded the Order of Poor Ladies to organize the women who chose to take the Franciscan vow of poverty and celibacy. ... Saint Francis of Assisi (born in Assisi, Italy, ca. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Parade of a Christian filà of Moros y Cristianos festival in Alcoy. ...
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Ajuntament de Cocentaina, Town Hall of Cocentaina (in Spanish and Catalan).
Cocentaina, capital of The Comtat, in the county of Alicante, is in the part of the Sierra of Mariola, traditional place of trips for the its beauty and botanical wealth.
This very communicated with Valencia by the highway N-340, and for railroad with the line Alcoy-Valencia-Alcoy.
Moorish and Christian in honor to S. Hipólito, pattern of Cocentaina from 1.600.
Cocentaina (also, rarely, Concentaina) is a town located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain.
The economy of Cocentaina is chiefly based on the textile industry.
The most important monuments in Cocentaina are the convents of the orders of Saint Clare (from the 16th century) and Saint Francis, the Catholic church of la Asunción and the Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina.
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