Villafranca del Cid
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 Vilafranca
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| Coordinates: 40°25′30″N 0°15′21″W / 40.42500°N 0.25583°WCoordinates: 40°25′30″N 0°15′21″W / 40.42500°N 0.25583°W | ||
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 Spain
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| Autonomous community |
 Valencian Community
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| Province | Castellón | |
| Comarca | Alt Maestrat | |
| Judicial district | Castellón de la Plana | |
| Government | ||
| • Alcalde | Oscar Tena García (PSOE) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 93.8 km2 (36.2 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,125 m (3,691 ft) | |
| Population (2013) | ||
| • Total | 2,399 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Vilafranquí, Vilafranquina | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 12150 | |
| Official language(s) | Valencian | |
| Website | Official website | |
Vilafranca is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Maestrat, Castellón, Valencia, Spain. Its official Castilian name is Villafranca del Cid.
The royal town of Villafranca del Cid is situated on the western boundary of the province of Castellón, 95 km from the capital. The village lies on a high plateau at 1,125 m above sea level. Despite this, the rest of the term is very rugged, most notably the main point "'Tossal dels Montllats'" (1.643 m), "'Tossal of the Over Coder'" (1467 m), "'Tossal Mas d'Altava'" (1426 m), "'Over Tosca de Dalt'" (1379 m), "'Tossal d 'Arriello' "(1314 m) and the side of" 'Picaio' "(1305 m). By contrast the lower part is in the Río Monleón 710 m. above sea level. The highest points are basically formed by limestone erosion that has beveled sometimes deeply. The dissolution of limestone has managed whimsical molded in " Les Coves del Forcall '.'"
You reach this location from Castellón taking the CV-10 and the CV-15.
The town of Villafranca del Cid limited with the following locations: Portell de Morella, Castellfort, Ares del Maestre, Benasal and Vistabella del Maestrazgo all inside the province of Castellón, Mosqueruela and La Iglesuela del Cid inside the province of Teruel.
Its origins are lost in the prehistory. So say the town of Bronze Age of "Ereta Castellar" numerous Iberian sites that dot the term, occasional rock paintings and historically remains Roman found (old secondary roads, imperial coins, etc.). But the birth of the current Villafranca was dated February 7, 1239. Its founder was Don Blasco de Alagon, which he called "'Rivus Truitarum'" or " Riu de les Truites'" (Rio de las Truchas in Castilian). The Gothic-Roman bridge across the "Riu de les Truites" which was the king Jaime I crossed and first set foot on the land of Castellon.
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