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Banyeres de Mariola
Bañeres (Spanish exonym) | |
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View of Banyeres de Mariola | |
Coordinates: 38°42′57″N 0°39′26″W / 38.71583°N 0.65722°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Autonomous community | ![]() |
Province | Alacant |
Comarca | Alcoià |
Judicial district | Alcoi |
Government | |
• Alcalde | Josep Sempere i Castelló (2019) (Compromís) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.28 km2 (19.41 sq mi) |
Elevation | 816 m (2,677 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 7,113 |
• Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
Demonyms | Banyerenc, banyerenca |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 03450 |
Official language(s) | Valencian and Spanish |
Website | Official website |
Banyeres de Mariola (Valencian pronunciation: [baˈɲeɾez ðe maɾiˈɔla]) is a settlement and a municipality in the north of the province of Alicante (Spain), 860 metres above sea level, with a population of 7,500. The main employer is the local textile industry. The town has a Moorish castle that dates from 1214, and is surrounded by mountains, almond and olive trees.[2]
From the 22 to the 25 April each year the town celebrates the Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) festival, commemorating the 13th century defeat by the Christians of the occupying Moorish rulers. It is a festival of pageantry, costume, and pyrotechnics.[3]