Quarter of Poblet

Quart of Poblet ( Quarter of Valencian Poblet in , Cuart de Poblet in Castilian) is a municipality of Spain, located at the east of the country in the autonomous community of Valence, in the Province of Valence and pertaining to the Comarque of Horta Oest, to 6,01 km in the west of the town of Valence.

Geography

Located between the Valencian '' Huerta '' and the comarque one of Pla de Quart. Delimited in north by the river Turia.

The climate is of Mediterranean type, with Précipitation S in autumn and in spring; the dominant winds come from the west and the east.

Localities bordering

Quarter of Poblet is delimited by the communes of Aldaia, Xirivella, Chiva, Manises, Mislata, Paterna, Riba-roja de Túria and Valence, all located in the Province of Valence.

History

Administration

Policy

Demography

The city counts in 2005 25.509 inhabitants.

Economy

Irrigated agriculture, mainly orange, Pear, vegetables, onions, Potato, etc Out of not irrigated ground, one cultivates there cereals, the Vigne, the carob and olives.

Monuments

  • Church Parroquial
  • Hermitage of San Onofre

Local festivals

  • January 17th: Festivals of San Antonio Abad
  • Month of Mars: Falles
  • June 10th: San Onofre
  • beginning September: Fiestas Mayores , festivities during the 5 days (even more) according to the first Saturday of the month. Consumption of bocadillos (sandwiches), concerts and spectacles, discomóvil, gone medieval.

Infrastructures and access roads

  • Highway A-3/E-901 Madrid-Valencia (known as autovía del Este , highway of the east and, in the past, highway of Valence)
  • Highway V-30
  • Station “ Quarter ” of line 5 of the Subway of Valence, driving with the airport of Valence. The line was inaugurated the April 30th 2003.

Twinnings

See too

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • QuartdePoblet.es Official site of the town hall of Quarter of Poblet
  • Quarter of Poblet on WikiMapia (source: Google Maps)
  • Coordinated:
  • Festivals of San Antonio Abad on the official gate of tourism of the Community of Valence
  • Festivals with Quarter of Poblet
  • Events with Quarter of Poblet
  • Site of the subway of Valence
  • Metrobus

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