Cheste

Cheste is a municipality in the comarca of Hoya de Buñol in the Valencian Community, Spain, located 26 km from the capital Valencia.

Cheste
Municipality
Coat of arms
Cheste Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°28′47″N 0°41′4″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Hoya de Buñol
Judicial district	Chiva
Government
• Alcalde	David Domenech Perez(2007)
Area
• Total	71.40 km2 (27.57 sq mi)
Elevation	218 m (715 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	8,319
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Demonym	Chestano/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46380
Official language(s)	Spanish[2]
Website	Official website

History

According to the Valencian historian Escolano, the first settlers of the region of Cheste were members of Iberian tribes belonging to the old Edetania. This view is supported by numerous remains, particularly those of El Castillarejo (Iberian ceramics and spear points from the Bronze Age).

The Cheste hoard, a cache of gold jewellery and silver coins, was discovered in the locality of La Safa in 1864. The presence of Carthaginian coinage issued by the Barcids alongside an early Roman denarius implies the hoard dates to around the time of the Second Punic War.^[3][4]

Sport

About five kilometers to the east of the town is the "Circuit de Valencia", a motor sport race track which has hosted the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix since 1999.

Bordering localities

Chiva, Gestalgar, Bugarra, Pedralba, Vilamarxant, Riba-roja de Túria, and Loriguilla