Ontinyent
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| Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) |
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| Native name | Ontinyent (Valencian) | ||||
| Spanish name | Ontinyent | ||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Valencian Community | ||||
| Province | Valencia | ||||
| Comarca | Vall d'Albaida | ||||
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| Land Area | 125.43 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 382 m AMSL | ||||
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| Population | 36,368 (2006) | ||||
| Density | 290 hab./km² (2006) | ||||
Ontinyent (Valencian) or Onteniente (Spanish language) is a municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Clariano or Ontinyent, a sub-tributary of the Xúquer, and on the Xàtiva–Villena railway.
Ontinyent has a parish church remarkable for its lofty square tower, and a palace of the dukes of Almodòver. There is a large modern suburb outside the old town, which was formerly a walled city; some vestiges of the ramparts still remain. Linen and woollen cloth, paper, brandy, furniture and earthenware are manufactured; and there is some trade in cereals, wine and oil.
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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- Comparsa Saudites d'Ontinyent (in english) (en valencià) (en español)
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