Sax, Alicante

Sax (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaks], locally: [ˈsas]. Catalan: Saix [ˈsajʃ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Valencian Community.

Sax
Municipality
Castle of Sax.
Sax
Location in Spain
Sax
Sax (Valencian Community)
Sax
Sax (Spain)
Coordinates: 38°32′22″N 0°48′58″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaAlt Vinalopó
Judicial districtVillena
Government
 • MayorVicente Gil Sauco (PP)
Area
 • Total63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation
472 m (1,549 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total9,771
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Sajeño
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03630
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

History

There are archaeological findings in the area dating to the Bronze Age, as well as an Iberian necropolis and remains of Roman villas.

In the later stages of the Reconquista Sax was at the focus of tensions between Castile and Aragon, since James I of Aragon conquered it from the Moors though it should have been reserved to Castile under the treaties of Tudilén and Cazorla.

Main sights
  • Castle, one of three main fortress in the comarca together with those clnerthera of Villena and Biar. The base of one of the towers is perhaps Roman, while the other is of Moorish origin (10th–12th century)
  • Church of the Assumption (16th century)

See also

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


This article contains information from the Spanish Wikipedia article Sax, accessed on January 26, 2008.


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