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L'Alcora

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Alcalatén

Website
  
Official website

Local time
  
Monday 1:55 AM

Province
  
Province of Castellón

Community
  
Valencian Community

Demonym(s)
  
Alcorinos

Elevation
  
279 m

Population
  
10,672 (2014)

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 89% Humidity

L'Alcora ([laɫˈkoɾa] is a municipality in the comarca of Alcalatén, Valencian Community, Spain.

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History

Traces of human presence in the area date from the Bronze Age. Also present are remains from the Iberian, Roman and Moorish ages, the latter including the castle, which gives the name to L'Alcora's comarca. The fortress was reconquered by the Christians in 1233, after which the current town started to expand at the expenses of the fortress's previous borough.

Main sights

  • Castle of Alcalatén (10th-13th centuries), a Moorish fortress later modified after the Christian conquest. It has an irregular triangular plan, with two large towers.
  • Hermitage of St. Vincent (1598)
  • Hermitage of St. Christopher (17th century)
  • Iberian settlement of Montmirá
  • Fortified hermitage of El Salvador
  • Museum of Ceramics (Royal Factory of Alcora faience)

    • References

    L'Alcora Wikipedia
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