Elda is a city and

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

located in the

province of Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province. Likewise, the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Community (Alica ...

, Spain. , it has a total population of 55,618 inhabitants, ranking as the 7th most populous city in the province. Elda joins together with the town of Petrer to form a

conurbation A conurbation is a region comprising a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most cas ...

with over 85,000 inhabitants. The river

Vinalopó The Vinalopó is a small river flowing through the Alicante province, of Spain. It flows from north to south and, with a length of 81 km., it is the longest of the rivers which flows for its entire length within the limits of this province. ...

flows through the urban area of Elda. Elda is known for its

footwear Footwear refers to garments worn on the feet, which typically serves the purpose of protection against adversities of the environment such as wear from ground textures and temperature. Footwear in the manner of shoes therefore primarily serves ...

industry, in particular for women's shoes. Tourist sites include the Footwear Museum, the Archaeological Museum, the ''Torre del Homenaje del castillo'' (a tower dating from the 12th century), ''Castelar'' Square, Count of ''Coloma'' Palace, the Town Hall and the church of ''Santa Ana''. It also celebrates the important festival of '' Moros y Cristianos''

Sport

CD Eldense Club Deportivo Eldense is a Spanish football team based in Elda, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1921, the club plays in the Primera División RFEF – Group 2, and holds home matches at ''Estadio Nuevo Pepico Amat'', which ha ...

is based in the city.

People

Elia Barceló Elia Barceló or Elia Eisterer-Barceló (born 29 January 1957) is a Spanish academic and author who lives in Austria. Life Barceló was born in Elda in 1957. She became an academic and earned her doctorate in Innsbruck, Austria in 1995. She rem ...

, the writer, was born here in 1957 *

Ana Oncina Ana Oncina (born 1989) is a Spanish-born freelance comic book illustrator and author whose work is particularly known in Spain, Italy and France. Her first book, ''Croqueta y empanadilla'' (2014), won the Popular Prize at the International Comic B ...

the illustrator, was born here in 1989 *

Isabel Ortuño Isabel María Ortuño Torrico (born 16 March 1982) is a former Spanish handballer, who have been capped for the Spanish national team. Ortuño was born in Elda, Spain, and competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, where she finished sixt ...

, handballer, was born here in 1982 *

Pedrito Rico Pedro Rico Cutillas, better known as Pedrito Rico (7 September 1932, in Elda, Alicante – 21 June 1988, in Barcelona) was a Spanish singer, dancer and actor who spent most of his career in Argentina. Biography In 1955 he debuted at the Ruz ...

, singer, actor and dancer *Alba Rico, Spanish singer and actress from '' Violetta'', was born here in 1989. *

Juan Pascual Azorín Soriano Juan Pascual Azorín Soriano (born 6 August 1951, Yecla) is a Spanish politician. At the moment, he is the mayor of Elda and senator for Alicante in the Spanish Senate. He belongs to PSPV-PSOE. He moved with his family to Elda at the age of eight ...

, former mayor

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Ayuntamiento de Elda
Town Hall of Elda
Museo del Calzado
Footwear Museum of Elda {{Navboxes , title = Articles related to Elda , list = {{Vinalopó Mitjà {{Municipalities in Alicante, state=autocollapse {{Authority control Municipalities in the Province of Alicante Vinalopó Mitjà

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