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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Baix Maestrat

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
47.9 km²

Population
  
26,521 (2014)

Local time
  
Friday 12:50 AM

Autonomous community
  
Valencian Community

Demonym(s)
  
Benicarlando

Postal code
  
12580

Elevation
  
21 m

Province
  
Province of Castellón

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity

Benicarló ([benikaɾˈlo]) is a city and municipality in the north of the province of Castelló, part of the Valencian Community, in the Mediterranean Coast between the cities of Vinaròs and Peníscola, not too far south from the Ebre River.

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Tourism, agriculture and some manufacturing are the major industries. Benicarló is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.

Benicarló is served by a train station in the Valencia-Barcelona line, and is connected by road through the A7 Highway.

Main sights

  • Chapel of Cristo del Mar
  • Parish church of Sant Bartolomeu (18th century). It has a Baroque façade, an octagonal bell tower and a dome over the transept. The interior, on a single nave, houses an altarpiece attributed to Vicente Juan Masip.
  • Convent of St. Francis (1578)
  • Hermitage of St. Gregory, located c. 2 km outside the city.

    • Twin towns

    Ladispoli, Italy

    Media related to Benicarló at Wikimedia Commons

    References

    Benicarló Wikipedia
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