L'Ènova

L'Ènova
Municipality
Coat of arms
L'Ènova Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°2′40″N 0°28′56″W / 39.04444°N 0.48222°W / 39.04444; -0.48222Coordinates: 39°2′40″N 0°28′56″W / 39.04444°N 0.48222°W / 39.04444; -0.48222
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Ribera Alta
Judicial district	Alzira
Government
• Alcalde	Francisco Ordiñana Martínez (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
• Total	7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	1,011
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Enovense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46669
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

L'Ènova (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈlɛnova]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Main sights

• Villa romana: Roman villa, dating from the 2nd century. The site corresponds to a Roman villa belonging to a patrician noble man, Publius Corneliuslunianus, and has an area of about 2600 m². The excavations have brought various mosaics, domestic baths, a private temple with a sculpture, the sepulchral inscription of a Roman freedman, marble,coins, glass and lots of pottery remains. The remains revealed that the village consisted on an arcaded courtyard, rich architectural elements (rooms covered by marble, terracotta floor, sculptures.) thermal baths and a temple ^[1]
• Cantera Romana: Dated from the 1st and 2nd centuries, it is located about 500 meters from the villa. Placed in “La Partida dels Francs”, the quarry was made by different arms by which the marble was extracted. It has been found a quarry in the chapel, it is carved into the rock and an iron wedge of about 20 cm in length, the unique in the Iberian Peninsula. Some ceramic remains and card marks in the stone have also been found.

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