Bellreguard

Bellreguard
Municipality

Coat of arms
Bellreguard
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°56′47″N 0°09′45″W / 38.94639°N 0.16250°W / 38.94639; -0.16250Coordinates: 38°56′47″N 0°09′45″W / 38.94639°N 0.16250°W / 38.94639; -0.16250
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Safor
Judicial district Gandia
Government
  Alcalde Joan Marco Pastor (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
  Total 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2017)
  Total 4,550
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Bellreguardí, bellreguardina
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 46713
Official language(s) Valencian
Website Official website

Bellreguard (Valencian pronunciation: [ˌbeʎreˈɣwaɾt]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Bellreguard is a small village of just over 4,000 inhabitants located in the southeast of Valencia province, in the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

The local festivals are celebrated in September and the Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) parade is the most notable.

More information about this village can be found in Spanish and Valencian in the website of the Town Hall.

Notable people

  • Salvador Canet García, cyclist
  • Joan Pellicer i Bataller, ethnobotanist; "fill predilecte de Bellreguard"
  • Vicent Savall Vidal, singer
  • Joan Benlloch i Vivó, cardinal, Bishop of Urgell, Archbishop of Burgos; "fill adoptiu i predilecte de Bellreguard"
Panorama from Platja de Bellreguard into the direction of the interior of the country


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