Carcaixent (Valencian pronunciation:[kaɾkajˈʃent], Spanish: Carcagente) is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia, eastern Spain, with c. 20,000 inhabitants. Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times, with some remainders in its area. It is located in the Ribera Altacomarca, 40 km south of the provincial capital Valencia. It is the birthplace of the orange growth and its flourishing commerce in the 19th and 20th centuries. Currently, its inhabitants live basically on agriculture and the service sector.
Remains of Neolithic, Iberian and Roman settlements have been found in the area of Carcaixent, although the municipality actually originated from a Muslim farmhouse. King Philip II awarded Carcaixent the title of University in 1576. After upgrading it to Villa Real, the king issued Royal Privileges granting it the right to vote in the Courts of Valencia. Economy and population boomed in Carcaixent in the 18th century thanks to the sound production of silk, although crops were replaced by orange trees in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Carcaixent was awarded the title of city in 1916.
Main sightsedit
Monastery of Aguas Vivas: The construction that has come until nowadays, answers to the buildings from 16th and 17th centuries, the cloister, the new church, the sacristy and the bell tower. The complete work reflects a solid construction in the center of which the empty space of the courtyard in which over the years, some remains have been annexed. The church of the convent, facing the south, was built in 1724.
Hermitage of Sant Roc de Ternils: Firstly, the chape was dedicated to St. Bartholomew, built during the reconquest following the guidelines to maximize the space for the congregation of the faithful people. It is a construction with a single nave, with a plane front, open chapels between the buttresses and diaphragmed arches which holds the double-sloped roof made of Areabic tile. Inside, the only existing decoration is composed by paints in the joists with geometric shapes and rhombus with red and yellow stripes.[2]
Magatzem de Ribera: It is a big warehouse built in the early 20th century. It was conceived as an orange store. In 1989, the Town Hall acquired the building. These functional requirements needed premises which main feature was the necessity of space and the width without being necessary the complex structures for the installation of machinery or elements generating energy. Another of the characteristics is its location. The exact date of the building of the store is not known, but it should have been built between 1900 and 1910.
Hort de Soriano is one of the most emblematic spots on Carcaixent’s agricultural and traditional landscape. Established over one hundred years ago, it contributed to increasing the value of certain rain-fed farmlands, where wells were dug out to introduce orange farming. The site was purchased by Carcaixent Council in 1991 and declared a municipal natural site to ensure its protection and tourist promotion. Among the range of facilities and leisure activities available at Carcaixent’s Hort de Soriano, there is a caravan area, a leisure area and a picnic area, spreading out over 6.8 hectares, a play area, and sport area. There are several panels with information on four walking routes and a nature centre, with educational and environmental interpretation facilities.
Birthplace of the orangeedit
Magatzem de Ribera, warehouse conceived as an orange storeThe Garden of the Hesperides by Frederick, Lord Leighton, 1892.
The orange is the fruit made from Spain, through Valencia, and spreading throughout the rest of the world. In Greek mythology the Garden of the Hesperides is a mythological grove where apples grew tended to by nymphs and a dragon. Hercules, the hero of classical literature, killed the guardian, entered the garden and plucked those golden apples –In later years it was thought that the "golden apples" might have actually been oranges, a fruit unknown to Europe before the Middle Ages. Several scholars defend that the etymology of the word comes from the Sanskrit term narang and the Persian word narensh. When Arabs brought orange farming to the Iberian Peninsula, they called the fruits naranjah. The Region of Valencia maintained the orange-farming tradition after the Arabic period, with references to orange trees in the city of Valencia dating back to the 14th century. In fact, there is an Orange Courtyard inside Valencia’s 15th-century Silk Exchange market (La Llotja de la Seda), a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site.[3] The first references to commercial orange plantations date back to the 18th century.[4]
According to the historical records, in 1781 parish priest Vicente Monzó and two acquaintances, notary and scribe Carlo Maseres and pharmacist Jacinto Bodí, planted the first fields of orange trees in the municipal area of Carcaixent known as Les Basses del Rey. The trees thrived in the land, favoured by the benign Mediterranean climate, and adapted perfectly to Valencian soil both on rain-fed farmland and irrigated land fed by river Júcar, whose extensive irrigation channel distributed fertile water around the whole of the Ribera Alta. In the early 19th century, orange trees gradually started to replace other crops, such as rice, cereal and mulberries, taking over as the main local crop. Wholesale exports of oranges commenced in this century, fuelled by the arrival of the railway that connected Valencia, Xàtiva, Algemesí, La Pobla Llarga, Alzira and Carcaixent (1853). The rail line from Carcaixent to Gandía and Dénia that opened in 1864 continued to operate until the early 1970s. The Carcaixent-Dénia line was one of the oldest narrow rail tracks in mainland Spain.
Orange routeedit
Carcaixent has developed the Orange route to introduce national and foreign visitors to this interesting and celebrated agricultural, commercial and cultural legacy. The project analyses the history of the fruit, providing information on its origins and on the municipality of Carcaixent’s standing as the birthplace of oranges. Visitors will also learn about parish priest Monzó’s pioneer action, and the different architectural styles used in the construction of orange warehouses from antiquity to present times. The itinerary analyses how oranges have been handled and marketed from the late 18th century to the present.[5]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Carcaixent news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Carcaixent Valencian pronunciation kaɾkajˈʃent Spanish Carcagente is a town and municipality in the province of Valencia eastern Spain with c 20 000 inhabitants Its origins go back to prehistoric Iberian and Roman times with some remainders in its area It is located in the Ribera Alta comarca 40 km south of the provincial capital Valencia It is the birthplace of the orange growth and its flourishing commerce in the 19th and 20th centuries Currently its inhabitants live basically on agriculture and the service sector CarcaixentMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsCarcaixentLocation in SpainShow map of Province of ValenciaCarcaixentCarcaixent Valencian Community Show map of Valencian CommunityCarcaixentCarcaixent Spain Show map of SpainCoordinates 39 7 20 N 0 26 56 W 39 12222 N 0 44889 W 39 12222 0 44889Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceValenciaComarcaRibera AltaJudicial districtAlziraGovernment AlcaldesaFrancesc Salom Salom 2019 Compromis Area Total59 3 km2 22 9 sq mi Elevation21 m 69 ft Population 2018 1 Total20 424 Density340 km2 890 sq mi Demonym s Carcaixenti carcaixentinaTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code46740Official language s ValencianWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Carcaixent in the heart of the Ribera Alta 2 Main sights 3 Birthplace of the orange 3 1 Orange route 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCarcaixent in the heart of the Ribera Alta editRemains of Neolithic Iberian and Roman settlements have been found in the area of Carcaixent although the municipality actually originated from a Muslim farmhouse King Philip II awarded Carcaixent the title of University in 1576 After upgrading it to Villa Real the king issued Royal Privileges granting it the right to vote in the Courts of Valencia Economy and population boomed in Carcaixent in the 18th century thanks to the sound production of silk although crops were replaced by orange trees in the late 18th and early 19th centuries Carcaixent was awarded the title of city in 1916 Main sights editMonastery of Aguas Vivas The construction that has come until nowadays answers to the buildings from 16th and 17th centuries the cloister the new church the sacristy and the bell tower The complete work reflects a solid construction in the center of which the empty space of the courtyard in which over the years some remains have been annexed The church of the convent facing the south was built in 1724 Hermitage of Sant Roc de Ternils Firstly the chape was dedicated to St Bartholomew built during the reconquest following the guidelines to maximize the space for the congregation of the faithful people It is a construction with a single nave with a plane front open chapels between the buttresses and diaphragmed arches which holds the double sloped roof made of Areabic tile Inside the only existing decoration is composed by paints in the joists with geometric shapes and rhombus with red and yellow stripes 2 Magatzem de Ribera It is a big warehouse built in the early 20th century It was conceived as an orange store In 1989 the Town Hall acquired the building These functional requirements needed premises which main feature was the necessity of space and the width without being necessary the complex structures for the installation of machinery or elements generating energy Another of the characteristics is its location The exact date of the building of the store is not known but it should have been built between 1900 and 1910 Hort de Soriano is one of the most emblematic spots on Carcaixent s agricultural and traditional landscape Established over one hundred years ago it contributed to increasing the value of certain rain fed farmlands where wells were dug out to introduce orange farming The site was purchased by Carcaixent Council in 1991 and declared a municipal natural site to ensure its protection and tourist promotion Among the range of facilities and leisure activities available at Carcaixent s Hort de Soriano there is a caravan area a leisure area and a picnic area spreading out over 6 8 hectares a play area and sport area There are several panels with information on four walking routes and a nature centre with educational and environmental interpretation facilities Birthplace of the orange edit nbsp Magatzem de Ribera warehouse conceived as an orange store nbsp The Garden of the Hesperides by Frederick Lord Leighton 1892 The orange is the fruit made from Spain through Valencia and spreading throughout the rest of the world In Greek mythology the Garden of the Hesperides is a mythological grove where apples grew tended to by nymphs and a dragon Hercules the hero of classical literature killed the guardian entered the garden and plucked those golden apples In later years it was thought that the golden apples might have actually been oranges a fruit unknown to Europe before the Middle Ages Several scholars defend that the etymology of the word comes from the Sanskrit term narang and the Persian word narensh When Arabs brought orange farming to the Iberian Peninsula they called the fruits naranjah The Region of Valencia maintained the orange farming tradition after the Arabic period with references to orange trees in the city of Valencia dating back to the 14th century In fact there is an Orange Courtyard inside Valencia s 15th century Silk Exchange market La Llotja de la Seda a UNESCO World Heritage Site 3 The first references to commercial orange plantations date back to the 18th century 4 According to the historical records in 1781 parish priest Vicente Monzo and two acquaintances notary and scribe Carlo Maseres and pharmacist Jacinto Bodi planted the first fields of orange trees in the municipal area of Carcaixent known as Les Basses del Rey The trees thrived in the land favoured by the benign Mediterranean climate and adapted perfectly to Valencian soil both on rain fed farmland and irrigated land fed by river Jucar whose extensive irrigation channel distributed fertile water around the whole of the Ribera Alta In the early 19th century orange trees gradually started to replace other crops such as rice cereal and mulberries taking over as the main local crop Wholesale exports of oranges commenced in this century fuelled by the arrival of the railway that connected Valencia Xativa Algemesi La Pobla Llarga Alzira and Carcaixent 1853 The rail line from Carcaixent to Gandia and Denia that opened in 1864 continued to operate until the early 1970s The Carcaixent Denia line was one of the oldest narrow rail tracks in mainland Spain Orange route edit Carcaixent has developed the Orange route to introduce national and foreign visitors to this interesting and celebrated agricultural commercial and cultural legacy The project analyses the history of the fruit providing information on its origins and on the municipality of Carcaixent s standing as the birthplace of oranges Visitors will also learn about parish priest Monzo s pioneer action and the different architectural styles used in the construction of orange warehouses from antiquity to present times The itinerary analyses how oranges have been handled and marketed from the late 18th century to the present 5 See also editRoute of the Monasteries of ValenciaReferences edit Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute CHORD Cultural Heritage Exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development MANCOMUNITAT DE LA RIBERA ALTA Cultural Heritage Poles Study PDF Progammedmed eu Archived from the original PDF on 24 September 2014 Retrieved 3 September 2017 La Lonja listing on Unesco site Whc unesco org Retrieved 9 March 2011 CV News Oranges PDF Communitatvalencia com accessdate 3 September 2017 Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 20 September 2014 Levante EMV Paisajes en peligro de extincion Levante EMV Levante emv com Retrieved 3 September 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Carcagente nbsp Media related to Carcaixent at Wikimedia Commons Ajuntament de Carcaixent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carcaixent amp oldid 1207391549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
