Riba-roja de Túria

39°32′51″N 0°34′6″W / 39.54750°N 0.56833°W / 39.54750; -0.56833Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceValenciaComarcaCamp de TúriaJudicial districtLlíriaGovernment • AlcaldeFrancisco Tarazona Zaragozá (2007) (PP)Area • Total57.5 km² (22.2 sq mi)Elevation125 m (410 ft)Population • Total21,992 • Density380/km² (990/sq mi)Demonym(s)Riba-roger, Riba-rogeraTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeOfficial language(s)ValencianWebsiteOfficial website

Riba-roja de Túria (Spanish: Ribarroja del Turia) is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain. Its population is of 21 992 inhabitants (INE 2018).

Riba-roja is located to the side of the river Turia. It is also known of the archaeological sites of El Pla del Nadal. The site preserves part of a Visigothic building from the second half of the 7th century discovered in 1970 while carrying out agricultural activities. Roman and Byzantine archaeological artefacts facts have been found at the site, as well as Visigothic archaeological artefacts.^[2]

Another site that can be found in this town is the archaeological site of Pallantia or Valencia la Vieja (Valéncia la Vella in Valencian), with code 46.11.214-007. Specialists have even dated the site to the Visigothic or late Roman period.^[3]

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