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(Redirected from Petrel (Alicante)) Town and municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
Petrer Petrer (Valencian)
Petrel (Spanish)
Town and municipality
Coat of arms of PetrerCoat of arms
Petrer is located in SpainPetrerPetrerLocation in Spain
Coordinates: 38°28′44″N 0°47′48″W / 38.47889°N 0.79667°W / 38.47889; -0.79667
CountrySpain
Autonomous CommunityValencian Community
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaVinalopó Mitjà
Judicial districtElda
Government
 • MayoressIrene Navarro Díaz
Area
 • Town and municipality104.26 km (40.26 sq mi)
Elevation465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 • Town and municipality34,479
 • Urban218,843
 • Metro174,521
Demonym(s)petrerí, -ina (Val.)
petrerenses (Sp.)
Postcode03610
Official language(s)
WebsiteOfficial website

Petrer (Valencian: [peˈtɾer]; Spanish: Petrel [peˈtɾel]) is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain.

Petrer joins together with the city of Elda to form a conurbation with over 95,000 inhabitants. The creek Rambla dels Molins (Riverbed of the Mills), a tributary of the river Vinalopó, runs through the urban area of Petrer.

The economy of Petrer is based on the industries of footwear, furs, plastics, construction materials and pottery. The most important monuments in Petrer are the Catholic church of Sant Bartolomeu (Saint Bartholomew), the Arab castle and the hermitages of Sant Bonifaci and Christ.

The Moros i Cristians festival of Petrer attracts many tourists each year.

Notable people

See also

References

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

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