Carlet

Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
Coat of arms of Carlet
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39°13′35″N 0°31′16″W / 39.22639°N 0.52111°W / 39.22639; -0.52111Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceValenciaComarcaRibera AltaJudicial districtCarletGovernment
 • AlcaldeDolores I. Navarro Lacuesta (PSOE)Area
 • Total45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi)Elevation
48 m (157 ft)Population
 (2017)
 • Total15.740 (2,020)Demonym(s)Carletí, carletinaTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
46240
Official language(s)ValencianWebsiteOfficial website

Carlet is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Main sights

  • Hermitage of San Bernat: Chapel built above the Muslim king ́s palace who tortured his son Bernardo and his two daughters, María and Gracia, for having converted to Christianity. It is a building of a centralized floor formed by a double structure created by an outer heptagon involving the interior and circular floor. Above the interior zone there is a dome with Arabic tiles in blue characteristic of the Valencian domes.[1]

References

  1. ^ MANCOMUNITAT DE LA RIBERA ALTA (Cultural Heritage Poles Study) (2012-03-20). "CHORD – Cultural Heritage: Exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-09.

External links

  • Media related to Carlet at Wikimedia Commons


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