Burriana

Geography

Burriana is on the coast of the Mediterranean in the part more the punt of comarque of the Plana Baja; it is surrounded by fields of Oranger S.

Burriana has 15 km of coasts punts, right-hand sides, belonging to the Costa del Azahar. The principal beach of Burriana, Arenal , is very broad, with fine sand and a weak slope.

One reaches this city, since Castellón, by taking the CV-18 or N-340.

Hamlets

Alquerías de Santa Bárbara .
Alquerías Valencia .
Grao de Burriana (littoral inhabited area).
Puerto de Burriana
Malvarrosa (littoral inhabited area).

Common neighbors

Burriana is close to the communes of Nules, Villarreal, Alquerías del Niño Perdido and Almazora, all in the Province of Castellón.

Demography

Administration

History

Although one found in Burriana of the vestiges of various ancient civilizations, which enrich the funds by Municipal the Archéologique museum, the expansion of the city is around the 9th century as an important Arab place which accepted the name of Ciudad Verde (green city), for its situation in the middle of the plain. This fortified town, into the circular wall, was integrated into Christian Western civilization after its conquest by the king Jacques I {{er}} of Aragon in 1233. In 1348, the king Pierre IV of Aragon concedes the privilege to him to overload its Armes of a blue fringe and three crowns.

The demographic expansion of the village obliged the destruction of the walls, which were preserved complete until the 17th century. In 1901 the queen regent, in the name of king D. Alphonse XIII, concedes the title of city to him.

Economy

Its economy is based on agriculture where the culture of the Oranger prevails. Principal industry is that dedicated to the handling and the transformation of the Agrume S.

Monuments and places

Religious monuments

Iglesia Parroquial de El El Salvador . This splendid church dates from the 13th century. Its Abside is of style Gothic primitive, with Romance elements; later, at the 15th century, one raised the tower bell-tower. At the 18th century (1762), one leant with the Gothic nave, the Capella of Comunió , decorated with Fresque S with J. Vergara. All this unit, was declared, in 1969, Monumento Histórico-Artístico Nacional .

Civil monuments

Torre Vigía Torre del Mar (tower watchtower).
Layer Phénicien of Vinarratgell .
the particular houses of style Moderniste distributed in all the city, and which date from the end of the 19th century.

Museums

Central of Arqueología Subacuática . It is devoted to knowledge, the conservation and the diffusion of the subaqueous archaeological inheritance of the Valencian Community. It has installations adapted to conclude as well the subaqueous research tasks, as those of the laboratories and treatments of the archaeological remainders left water.
Muséeo Archivo of Naranja ( Museum of the Orange ). Single museum in its kind in Europe, dedicated to gather and make known the history of the Valencian and Spanish economy of citrus fruits. It has a complete information center (which collects more 6 000 documents classified by topics), a full collection of more than 5 000 marks of oranges, a collection of more than 1 000 photographs and of many tissue paper specimens.
Museo Arqueológico Municipal . Founded in 1967. In his rooms one finds the history of comarque, since the Mesolithic until the Moyen-âge:

with the Enéolithique belongs a large idol found to Artana;
with the Neolithic , the excavation coming from the first dolmen found in the Valencian Community;
of the Iberian culture, inscriptions on broad lead blades coming from the necropolis of Orleyl there El Solaig ;
of, one will note the bronze of the god Hermes.

Places to see

Beaches . In particular the Playa del Arenal . Their general characteristics are: 2 000 m length, 60 m of average width, the moderate waves.
El Clot . Wetland with the mouth of the river Seco, which shelters various species of water birds.
Port of Burriana . Have an excellent nautical club.

Festivals

employers' Festivals . Its owner is holy Blaise and one celebrates his festival on February 3rd, whereas its owner is the Virgen of Misericordia. In his honor, one celebrates one week taurine at the beginning of September.

the Fallas . There are 17 fallas, without counting the queen of the village and its court. These festivals have been celebrated for more than 75 years.

Gastronomy

Among the typical dishes of the cities, the Paella is detached. Game like a rabbit, partridge, and the tombet . The desserts include/understand the tortas will almendra and the pastissos .

External bonds

Instituto Valenciano de Estadística
Federación Valenciana de Municipios there Provincias - Guía Turística.
El Clot Pond of Déu in Burriana"

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