Country Spain Comarca Baix Vinalopó Elevation 130 m (430 ft) Area 104.5 km² Province Province of Alicante | Autonomous community Valencian Community Judicial district Elx Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 28,328 (2014) Local time Friday 4:07 PM | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 68% Humidity Points of interest ENERCOOP y el Museo Julio Que, Serra de Crevillent, Els Pontets, Parque Natural el Hondo | ||
Crevillent ([kɾeviˈʎent] 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.
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Map of Crevillent, Alicante, Spain
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 Moros i Cristians 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.