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Castell de Castells
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Key facts
- Country
- Spain
- Autonomous community
- Valencian Community
- Province
- Alicante
- Comarca
- Marina Alta
- Type
- Mayor-council government
- Body
- Ajuntament de Castell de Castells
- Mayor
- Vicente Tomàs Estalrich (2023) ( UPC-I )
- Total
- 45.90 km (17.72 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 551 m (1,808 ft)
- Density
- 9.65/km (25.0/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- Castellenco , -ca ( es ) , castellenc , ca ( va )
- Time zone
- CET (GMT +1)
- Summer dst
- CEST (GMT +2)
- Postcode
- 03793
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
INICIO - Ajuntament de Castell de Castells
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Castell de Castells
- Demonym
- castellenc
- Country
- Spain
- Located in
- Province of Alicante
- Continent
- Europe
- Official language
- Catalan
- Population
- 444
- Area
- 46
- Elevation
- 551
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- La Vall de Laguar
- Official website
- www.castelldecastells.es
- Image
- Plaça de l'església de Castell de Castells.jpg
- Licence plate code
- A
- Patron saint
- Saint Anne
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- postal code
- 03793
- Commons category
- Castell de Castells
- female population
- 213
- male population
- 236
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Encyclopedic overview
Castell de Castells ( Valencian: [kasˈteʎ de kasˈteʎs], Spanish: [kasˈtel de kasˈtels]) is a municipality high in the mountains of the Marina Alta on the Costa Blanca in southeastern Spain. The village is at the source of the Rio Jalón and surrounded by mountains. It is approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from the nearest village of Benigembla, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Jalón, the nearest large town. It is approximately one hour's drive to the beaches, the Fuentes de Algar, and Terra Mítica theme park. Also in the area are the caves of Vall d'Ebo and Benidoleig.
The highest peak of the Serrella mountain range, Malla de Llop, is over 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) high. The remains of the Arabic castle, Penya Castellet, and many trails are found in the area, popular for walking and mountain biking. The area has a rich history with three settlements around the village: Pla de Petracos, Bitla and Pla d'Alt. Travelers can visit Els Arcs' naturally formed arches which are some of the largest natural arches in Europe. The ruins of these settlements are now being rebuilt as modern homes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Castell de Castells” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.