Carlet | |
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Coordinates: 39°13′35″N 0°31′16″W / 39.22639°N 0.52111°WCoordinates: 39°13′35″N 0°31′16″W / 39.22639°N 0.52111°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Valencia |
Comarca | Ribera Alta |
Judicial district | Carlet |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Dolores I. Navarro Lacuesta (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 15.740 (2,020) |
Demonym(s) | Carletí, carletina |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 46240 |
Official language(s) | Valencian |
Website | Official website |
Carlet is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
- Hermitage of San Bernat: Chapel built above the Muslim king ́s palace who tortured his son Bernardo and his two daughters, María and Gracia, for having converted to Christianism. It is a building of a centralized floor formed by a double structure created by an outer heptagon involving the interior and circular floor. Above the interior zone there is a dome with Arabic tiles in blue characteristic of the Valencian domes.[1]
References
- ^ MANCOMUNITAT DE LA RIBERA ALTA (Cultural Heritage Poles Study) (2012-03-20). "CHORD – Cultural Heritage: Exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-09.
External links
Media related to Carlet at Wikimedia Commons