Vinaròs
Sign in to saveVinaròs, also known as , is a town and municipality located in eastern Spain and the capital of the Baix Maestrat in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community. It is in the border between the Valencian Community and Catalonia. Vinaròs is a fishing harbour and tourist destination.
Key facts
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- Vinaròs
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- Town and municipality
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- Vinaros-carnaval4.JPG
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- Carnival in Vinaròs.
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- Bandera de Vinaròs.svg
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- Escut de Vinaròs.svg
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- Spain Province of Castellón#Spain Valencia#Spain
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- Location in Spain
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Province
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- Castellón
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- Region
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- Baix Maestrat
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- 7
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 95.46
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- auto
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- , -a (Val.) (Sp.)
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Vinaròs, also known as , is a town and municipality located in eastern Spain and the capital of the Baix Maestrat in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community. It is in the border between the Valencian Community and Catalonia. Vinaròs is a fishing harbour and tourist destination.
== History == The first historical record of Vinaròs is in 1233, when the Moorish hamlet of Binarlaros-Ibn Arus in eastern Al-Andalus was captured by King James I of Aragon. It was under rule of the Knights templar order between 1294 and 1311, and of the order of Montesa during the 14th century.