Castielfabib | ||
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Municipality | ||
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Location in Spain | ||
Coordinates: 40°7′50″N 1°18′16″W / 40.13056°N 1.30444°WCoordinates: 40°7′50″N 1°18′16″W / 40.13056°N 1.30444°W | ||
Country | Spain | |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community | |
Province | Valencia | |
Comarca | Rincón de Ademuz | |
Judicial district | Llíria | |
Government | ||
• Alcalde | Eduardo Aguilar Villalba | |
Area | ||
• Total | 106.3 km2 (41.0 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 927 m (3,041 ft) | |
Population (2016) | ||
• Total | 330 | |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8.0/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Castielero, castielera | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 46141 | |
Official language(s) | Spanish | |
Website | Official website |
Castielfabib is a municipality in the comarca of Rincón de Ademuz in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Called "the small Albarracín", the town is on a hill on the right bank of the river Ebrón. Located in the northwest corner of Rincon de Ademuz it is mountainous with elevation ranging between 800 and 1,550 m. The most important heights are: Mill Creek (1,338 m), Peña de Águila (1,112 m), Pear (1481 m) and third order geodetic vertices of Cabezo (1,442 m), Macarron (1,222 m), Umbria La Muela (1,068 m) and Cross of the Three Kingdoms (1,552 m), so named because its summit brings together the old kingdoms of Aragon, Castile and Valencia. The river Turia enters the north, serving as the border with Teruel. It flows on the east of Riodeva, bordering Torre Baja. Ebrón River crosses the territory from northwest to southeast, flowing also Turia, the boulevard of Palomarejos runs north and get the precipice of the Canaleja. The climate is continental, the prevailing winds are from the north and east, the latter causing the rains in April.
In the municipality of Castielfabib there are the following civil parishes:
The municipality of Castielfabib borders with the following towns: Ademuz, Torrebaja and Vallanca all of them in the province of Valencia.
Also, by the west with Salvacañete in the province of Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha; Tormón, Veguillas de la Sierra, El Cuervo, Tramacastiel and Libros of the province of Teruel, Aragon by the north and the north-east.