Capicorb (also written Cap i Corb, Capicorp or Cap i Corp) is a seaside village in the

Valencian Community The Valencian Community is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid wit ...

located on the

Costa del Azahar Costa del Azahar (, literally "Orange Blossom Coast"; ''Costa dels Tarongers'' ...

along the eastern Mediterranean coast of

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in the province of Castelló. This town falls within the municipal limits of Alcala de Xivert along with neighboring

Alcossebre Alcossebre () is a seaside village in the Valencian Community located on the Costa del Azahar along the eastern Mediterranean coast of Spain in the province of Castelló (province), Castelló. This town falls within the municipal limits of Alcala ...

and Les Fonts (Las Fuentes). It is the southernmost village of the municipal term, at the boundary with

Torreblanca Torreblanca is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the province of Castellón (province), Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is located south of the Serra d'Irta mountain range close to the Mediterranean Sea. Torreblanca i ...

Background

Capicorb had 142 inhabitants in 1970, who were then mainly engaged in cattle-rearing and

irrigation Irrigation (also referred to as watering of plants) is the practice of applying controlled amounts of water to land to help grow crops, landscape plants, and lawns. Irrigation has been a key aspect of agriculture for over 5,000 years and has bee ...

farming; in 2007 the population had risen to 209, with many tourists and part-time residents in the summer that have changed the economic pattern of the town. The beaches of Capicorb are: Manyetes or Tropicana, a sandy beach, as well as Serradal and Capicorb pebble beaches. The Barranc d'Estopet and the Coves River or Sant Miquel seasonal rivers have their mouths in this coastline. The public school was built during the

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and is now used by local civic associations. There is also a small church, the Ermita de Sant Antoni, built in the 18th century and an ancient watchtower from

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times.

Gallery

File:Sant Antoni.JPG, Ermita de Sant Antoni File:Platja Manyetes.JPG, Platja de Manyetes File:Platja del Serradal.JPG, Platja del Serrada File:Platja Capicorb.JPG, Platja de Capicorb

References

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