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Country
  
Spain

Judicial district
  
Ontinyent

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
36,180 (2014)

Local time
  
Saturday 8:21 AM

Autonomous community
  
Valencian Community

Elevation
  
382 m (1,253 ft)

Area
  
125.4 km²

Province
  
Province of Valencia

Comarca
  
Vall d'Albaida

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Demonym(s)
  
ontinyentí, ontinyentina

Weather
  
8°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 65% Humidity

Ontinyent ([ontiˈɲent]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Clariano or Ontinyent, a tributary of the Xúquer, and on the Xàtiva–Alcoi railway.

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Map of 46870 Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain

Ontinyent has a parish church remarkable for its lofty square tower, and a palace of the dukes of Almodòver. There is a large modern suburb outside the old town, which was formerly a walled city; some vestiges of the ramparts still remain. Linen and woollen cloth, paper, brandy, furniture and earthenware are manufactured; and there is some trade in cereals, wine, almonds and olive oil.

Personalities

  • Juan Carlos Ferrero, former world no. 1 tennis player, was born in Ontinyent
  • Joaquín Lloréns Fernández de Cordoba, a Carlist soldier and politician, lived in Ontinyent 1879 to 1930.
  • References

    Ontinyent Wikipedia