Alfauir

Alfauir (Valencian: [alfaˈwiɾ]; Spanish: Alfahuir [alfaˈwiɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Alfauir Alfauir (Valencian) Alfahuir (Spanish)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 38°55′40″N 0°15′9″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Safor
Judicial district	Gandia
Government
• Alcalde	Marcos García Tudela (PSPV)
Area
• Total	6.2 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	440
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonyms	Alfauirenc, alfauirenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46725
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

Main sights

• Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba, constructed between the 14th and 18th centuries.
• Church of the Mare de Déu del Roser, 20th century.
• Palma Castle, 11th century.

People

• Salvador Cardona, a professional road racing cyclist. In 1929 he became the first Spanish road bicycle racer to win a stage in Tour de France.
• Nicolás Borrás, a Spanish Renaissance painter and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.
• Antonio Sancho de Benevento, a silversmith artist of the Spanish Renaissance and monk of the Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba.

See also

• Monastery of Sant Jeroni de Cotalba
• Route of the Monasteries of Valencia
• Route of the Borgias
• Route of the Valencian classics