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Bellreguard (Valencian: [ˌbeʎreˈɣwaɾt]; Spanish: Bellreguart [ˌbelreˈɣwaɾt]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Bellreguard
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 Coat of arms | |
  Bellreguard Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°56′47″N 0°09′45″W / 38.94639°N 0.16250°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Safor |
| Judicial district | Gandia |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Joan Marco Pastor (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 4,549 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bellreguardí, bellreguardina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46713 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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