Silla, Valencia

Silla (Valencian: ['siʎa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Sud in the Valencian Community, Spain. According to the 2014 census,[2] The municipality has a population of 18,644 inhabitants.

Silla
Municipality
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Silla
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°21′40″N 0°24′41″W
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaHorta Sud
Judicial districtCarlet
Government
 • AlcaldeVicent Zaragozá Alberola (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
 • Total25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total18,467
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Siller, Sillera
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46460
Official language(s)Valencian and Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

The town has six casales falleros, for the different Fallas. Silla has different cultural associations. Because of the great immigration of Andalusian people in the 1960s, Silla has got a Casa de Andalucia.

In Silla there is a very important local theater school. Founded in 1985, it is one of the first drama schools in the area.

Etymology
Municipal charter of Silla (1243)

The etymology of Silla is not known for certain. Some say that it comes from the Arabic Sila,[3] others say from Latin, and still others from Catalan meaning "the island". Among these three theories, the most commonly accepted one is that it comes from Latin, as it has been proved that there was a Roman cellar where the town is situated now.

Notable people

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
  3. Miguel Asín Palacios (1940). Contribución a la toponimia árabe de España. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. p. 134.
  • Media related to Silla at Wikimedia Commons



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