Bellreguard

Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
Coat of arms of Bellreguard
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38°56′47″N 0°09′45″W / 38.94639°N 0.16250°W / 38.94639; -0.16250Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceValenciaComarcaSaforJudicial districtGandiaGovernment
 • AlcaldeJoan Marco Pastor (PSPV-PSOE)Area
 • Total2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)Elevation
15 m (49 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total4,549 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)Demonym(s)Bellreguardí, bellreguardinaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
46713
Official language(s)ValencianWebsiteOfficial website

Bellreguard (Valencian pronunciation: [ˌbeʎreˈɣwaɾt]) 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

  • 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
Panorama from Platja de Bellreguard into the direction of the interior of the country

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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