Bellreguard
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Bellreguard
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  Bellreguard Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′47″N 0°09′45″W / 38.94639°N 0.16250°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Safor |
| Judicial district | Gandia |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Joan Marco Pastor (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,549 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bellreguardí, bellreguardina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46713 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
Bellreguard (Valencian: [ˌbeʎreˈɣwaɾt]; Spanish: Bellreguart [ˌbelreˈɣwaɾt]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Bellreguard is a small village of just over 4,000 inhabitants located in the southeast of Valencia province, in the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
The local festivals are celebrated in September and the Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) parade is the most notable.
More information about this village can be found in Spanish and Valencian in the website of the Town Hall.
Notable people
[edit]- Salvador Canet García, cyclist
- Joan Pellicer i Bataller, ethnobotanist; "fill predilecte de Bellreguard"
- Vicent Savall Vidal, singer
- Joan Benlloch i Vivó, cardinal, Bishop of Urgell, Archbishop of Burgos; "fill adoptiu i predilecte de Bellreguard"
- Ferran Cremades, writer
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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