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Sax, Alicante
Sax (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaks], locally: [ˈsas]. Catalan: Saix [ˈsajʃ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Valencian Community.
Sax | |
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Castle of Sax. | |
Sax Location in Spain Sax Sax (Valencian Community) Sax Sax (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′22″N 0°48′58″W / 38.53944°N 0.81611°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Alt Vinalopó |
| Judicial district | Villena |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laura Estevan Antolín (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,771 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Sajeño |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03630 |
| Official language(s) | Spanish |
| Website | Official website |
History edit
There are archaeological findings in the area dating to the Bronze Age, as well as an Iberian necropolis and remains of Roman villas.
In the later stages of the Reconquista, Sax was at the focus of tensions between Castile and Aragon, since James I of Aragon conquered it from the Moors though it should have been reserved to Castile under the treaties of Tudilén and Cazorla.
Notable people edit
- Alberto Sols García (1917–1989), biochemist, born in Sax
Main sights edit
- Castle, one of three main fortress in the comarca together with those clnerthera of Villena and Biar. The base of one of the towers is perhaps Roman, while the other is of Moorish origin (10th–12th century)
- Church of the Assumption (16th century)
- Casa Fnek, a modern art museum located in an abandoned house[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Casa Fnek, Valencia".
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sax.
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Comparsa de Alagoneses (in Spanish)
- El Castillo de Sax. Study Association. (in Spanish)
- tour of the castle