Everything about Villena totally explained
Villena is a city located in the province of
Alicante,
Spain. Capital city from the region
Alt Vinalopó, it has an area of 345.6 km² and, according to the 2006 census, a total population of 34,186 inhabitants. The river
Vinalopó flows through the municipal term of Villena. The economy of the city is based on
footwear (like in the neighbouring cities of
Elda and
Novelda),
pottery,
furnitures and
wines.
Villena was settled by
Iberians. After the
Moor invasion of the
Iberian Peninsula, the king
James I of Aragon reconquered the city in
1240, establishing a
marquessade in this area.
Some places of tourist interest in Villena are: the Municipal Palace, which keeps the
Treasure of Villena, an Iberian
treasure; the Castle of
la Atalaya, constructed by the
Arabs in the 11th century; the late
Gothic Catholic church of
Santiago and the Archeological Museum. It is also important its festival of
Moros y Cristianos.
The Spanish
zarzuela composer
Ruperto Chapí was born in Villena in
1851.
This city is also the place of birth of the jesuit priest
Pablo Menor.
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