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Castellon de la Plana

Castellón de la Plana
Municipality
Central parts of Castelló de la Plana.
Central parts of Castelló de la Plana.
Flag of Castellón de la Plana
Flag
Coat of arms of Castellón de la Plana
Coat of arms
Location in the Valencian Community
Location in the Valencian Community
Castellón de la Plana is located in Spain
Castellón de la Plana
Castellón de la Plana
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 0°1′59″W / 39.98306°N 0.03306°W / 39.98306; -0.03306Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 0°1′59″W / 39.98306°N 0.03306°W / 39.98306; -0.03306
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Castellón
Comarca Plana Alta
Judicial district Castelló de la Plana
Government
 • Alcaldesa Amparo Marco Gual (2015) (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
 • Total 108.78 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation 609 m (1,998 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2015)
 • Total 171,669
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Castellonenc, Castellonenses
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 12001-06
Dialing code 964
Official language(s) Valencian, Spanish
Website Official website

Castellón de la Plana (Spanish: [kasteˈʎon de la ˈplana]), Castelló de la Plana (Valencian: [kasteˈʎo ðe la ˈplana]), or simply Castellón / Castelló, is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain, in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Costa del Azahar by the Mediterranean Sea. The mountain range known as Desert de les Palmes rises inland north of the town.

The Prime Meridian crosses Castellón de la Plana.

The first known building in the area was the Moorish castle of Fadrell, near the Alqueries de La Plana. The town proper was officially founded in 1251, after the conquest of the Moorish Kingdom of Valencia by King James I of Aragon in 1233. James granted royal permission to move the town from the mountain to the plain on September 8, 1251, and tradition claims that the move was completed by the third Sunday of Lent, 1252. During the Middle Ages, the city was protected by moats, walls and towers, and a church was built, later becoming a cathedral. In the 16th century the town was one of the last strongholds in the Revolta de les Germanies (local guilds). It also supported Archduke Charles of Austria in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), but was later taken by the troops of Philip d'Anjou.


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