Muro de Alcoy

Muro de Alcoy/Muro d'Alcoi
Municipality
Muro de Alcoy/Muro d'Alcoi
Location within the Valencian Community
Coordinates: 38°46′47″N 0°26′10″W / 38.77972°N 0.43611°W / 38.77972; -0.43611
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Alicante
Comarca Comtat
Judicial district Alcoy
Government
 • Alcalde

Rafael Climent

González
Area
 • Total 129.86 km2 (50.14 sq mi)
Elevation 410 m (1,350 ft)
Population (2009)
 • Total 8,893
 • Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Mureros
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 03830
Official language(s) Valencian

Muro de Alcoy (Spanish: [ˈmuɾo ðe alˈkoi]) or Muro d'Alcoi (Valencian: [ˈmuɾo ðalˈkɔj]), also briefly called Muro (Spanish and Valencian: [ˈmuɾo]) is a town located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. As of 2009, it has a total population of c. 8,900 inhabitants. The economy of Muro de Alcoy is based on textile industry, manufacture of plastic products and furniture and agriculture (olives and almonds).

The main festival in Muro is the Moros i cristians, celebrated during the second weekend of May. According to popular tradition the festival commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors (or Muslims) and Christians during the period known as Reconquista (from the 8th century through the 15th century). The festivals represent the capture of the city by the Moors and the subsequent Christian reconquest.

See also

  • Pictures of Moros y Cristianos, Muro 2006



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