• Source: Crevillent

Crevillent (Valencian: [kɾeviˈʎent]; Spanish: Crevillente [kɾeβiˈʎente]) is a town and municipality located in the Alicante province, part of the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó, and lies at the foot of the hill range known locally as Serra de Crevillent. As of 2009, it has a total population of 28,609 inhabitants.
The terrain is dry, and its main vegetation is composed by carob trees, almond trees, olive trees and esparto. Crevillent is a major producer and exporter of carpets and pomegranates.
The town was probably settled by Romans. In 1263, during the period known as Reconquista, James I of Aragon captured the city from the Moors and became a part of the Kingdom of Valencia.
The most important tourist places of the city is a museum with works of Mariano Benlliure, a Valencian sculptor. Also remarkable is its Moors and Christians festival.
Many of the agricultural areas, particularly El Realengo, contain ruins of prisons, ovens and torture houses used during Francisco Franco's reign and the Spanish Civil War in the early 1900s.




People


Francisco Mas Magro, Doctor and candidate for the Nobel Prize in 1953
Cristian López, footballer born 1989
Juanfran, football player
Manolo Galván, songwriter




See also


Crevillente Deportivo




References






External links



Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Crevillente
• Juanfran
• Daftar munisipalitas di Alicante
• Crevillent
• Baix Vinalopó
• La Güera
• European route E15
• Serra de Crevillent
• Moros y cristianos
• Juanfran (footballer, born 1985)
• Manolo Galván
• Senyera
• Province of Alicante