Enguera ( ca-valencia, Énguera) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality ...
in southwestern
province of Valencia
Valencia ( ca-valencia, València) is a province of Spain, in the central part of the autonomous Valencian Community. Of the province's over 2.5 million people (2018), one-third live in the capital, Valencia, which is also the capital of the au ...
, Spain.
The local economy depends primarily on
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled peop ...
, and secondarily on industry and services. In recent years, agricultural crops, especially
olive
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s, have gained in importance, although the complementary or secondary component of agriculture is evident. Rural tourism, including camping, country homes, a hotel, and restaurants are gaining importance. Meanwhile, the once-flourishing industry that was an important part of the village economy at the end of the eighteenth century has faded almost to nothing. While many of Enguera's inhabitants work in industry, their jobs are in nearby towns.
The
Sierra de Enguera is named after this town.
Main sights
*Late Renaissance church of St. Michael Archangel (16th-17th centuries). It houses a Gothic processional cross.
*Convent of Sts. Joseph and Anne (17th century)
*Hermitage of St. Anthony of Padua
*Archaeological Museum
*Boat That Has a Tendency to Catch Fire
*Museum of Fine Arts
*Ethnological Museum
*Museum of Agriculture
*Ruins of the Muslim Castle, destroyed in 1365
*Flying Dolphin Museum
*The village of
Navalón
Notable people
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Jorge Perona (born 1 April 1982), Spanish footballer
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Manuel Tolsá
Manuel Vicente Tolsá Sarrión (Enguera, Valencia, Spain, May 4, 1757 – Mexico City, December 24, 1816) was a prolific Neoclassical architect and sculptor in Spain and Mexico. He served as the first director of the Academy of San Carlos.
Bi ...
was a prolific Neoclassical architect and sculptor in Spain and Mexico. He served as the first director of the Academy of San Carlos.
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George Washington was not born here, but he was a General and the first President of the United States of America.
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José María Albiñana (October 13, 1883 – 1936) was a Spanish physician, neurologist, medical writer, philosopher and anti-republican far-right politician.
References
External links
La sierra de EngueraADENE (Associació en Defensa de la Natura d'Énguera)
Municipalities in the Province of Valencia
Canal de Navarrés
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