Novelda

Novelda (Valencian: [noˈvɛlda], Spanish: [noˈβelda]) is a town located in the province of Alicante, Spain. As of 2009, it has a total population of 27,135 inhabitants.

Novelda
City and Municipality
Monastery of Santa María Magdalena.
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 38.385°N 0.768°W / 38.385; -0.768
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Vinalopó Mitjà
Government
• Mayor	José Rafael Sáez Sánchez (PP)
Area
• Total	75.7 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	25,725
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
• Language	Spanish
Demonym(s)	Noveldense (Spanish) Novelder, noveldera (Valencian)
Postcode	03660
Website	Official website

Novelda has important quarries and mines of marble, limestone, silica, clay and gypsum. It is a major centre of the marble industry.

It was probably settled by Greeks, although it was controlled by Carthaginians and Romans. Some centuries later it was conquered from the Moors by a son of Ferdinand III of Castile.

Places of tourist interest in Novelda include the monastery of Santa María Magdalena (dated from the 19th century), which has a church designed by a disciple of Antoni Gaudí, the Moorish castle of the Mola, with its unique triangular tower, and the Museum of Modernism. This is a well preserved art nouveau house with original artifacts from the 1920s. The house itself is a work of art. The House-Museum is located in a modernist building designed by Pedro Cerdan Martinez (1863-1947) and is now a centre for modernist research and promotion. There are also several natural and salty lakes to visit in the surroundings.

• Gallery: Santa María Magdalena
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