Gaianes

Gaianes
Municipality
Gaianes
Location within the Valencian Community
Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 0°24′30″W / 38.81278°N 0.40833°W / 38.81278; -0.40833Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 0°24′30″W / 38.81278°N 0.40833°W / 38.81278; -0.40833
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Alicante
Comarca Comtat
Judicial district Alcoy
Government
 • Alcalde Agustín Martínez Torregrosa (PSOE)
Area
 • Total 9,60 km2 (370 sq mi)
Elevation 420 m (1,380 ft)
Population (2017)
 • Total 448
 • Density 0.47/km2 (1.2/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Gayanero, gayanera
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 03840
Official language(s) Valencian
Website Official website

Gaianes (Valencian pronunciation: [ɡaˈjanes], Spanish: Gayanes [ɡaˈʝanes])[1] is a municipality in the comarca of Comtat, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.

Main sights

  • Gayanes Castle, small clastle in charge of the vigilance of the Serpis river. It is possible to observe the principal tower and some parts of the old walls. Nowadays it is in ruins.
  • Gayanes Town Hall, located in a former manor house close to the church.
  • San Jaime Apostol Church, building of architectural interest. Built in 1526 on the former Moslem mosque.
  • San Francisco de Paula Hermitage, dates back of beginning of the 18th century. In the local holidays, the pilgrimage is realized on Sunday to the hermitage, being an emotive act and taking the Saint Francisco de Paula's image.

Natural areas

  • Albufera of Gayanes, a lagoon located in Gayanes, natural space for the biodiversity of flora and fauna.
  • Benicadell, a mountainous formation in whose skirts Gayanes is situated. It is placed in the Serra Mariola Natural Park, between the provinces of Alicante and Valencia.
  • Serpis River, that across Gayanes.
  • Green route of the Serpis River, a route by the former tracing of the Ferrocarril Alcoy Gandia constructed in 1892, to his step along Gayanes.

References

  1. ↑ Alteraciones de los municipios en los Censos de Población desde 1842. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain).
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