Quart de Poblet (; Spanish and unofficially: ' ),Toponym in Castilian as the Spanish Royal Academy: ''Spelling of Spanish.'' Madrid: Espasa, 1999. ; "Appendix 3, pages 133–155. or simply Quart (; ), is a

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in the ''comarca'' of Horta Oest in the

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. It has 25,499 inhabitants (NSI 2009).

Geography

Located between the Valencian Horta Sud, the area surface is completely flat. The Túria river crosses the municipality by north and on the west runs the Rambla del Poio. The climate is

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, with rainfall in autumn and spring, the prevailing winds are west and east.

Infrastructure and access road

The main lines of traffic at west of the metropolitan area of Valencia ply the municipality of Quart of Poblet. Thus, both the town and the many industrial sites are connected by

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with other surrounding municipalities and large capacity roads. * The motorway A-3/E-901

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–

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or ''

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'', old N-III runs longitudinally south of Quart and provides three hits, one of which refers to the airport. * The V-30 bypass freeway, parallel to the new channel of the river Túria, draw a diagonal line between the North-West and Southeast of the town, while the V-11 road serves to Quart and connects to the

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terminal . Other local roads, as the CV-408 and CV-31, serve as a link, but fragmented by industrial plants, with neighboring towns. The Renfe train station Operadora, in the old C-4 line Valencia North – Riba-Roja de Túria was adapted to line 5 of ''Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana'' inaugurated on April 18, 2007, a new section connecting Quart de Poblet with Valencia metro system. In addition, several Metrobus lines connect Quart de Poblet with

and other locations (see links).

Hamlets and neighborhood

In the municipality of Quart de Poblet are also the following neighborhoods: * ''Barri Sant Jeroni''. * ''Barri del Crist''. * ''Barri Sant Josep''.

Bordering towns

The municipality of Quart de Poblet limits with the localities of Aldaia, Xirivella, Chiva,

Manises Manises (, ) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Horta Oest in the Valencian Community, Spain. Located in the province of Valencia, it had 30,693 inhabitants in 2018 (NSI) and is famous for its pottery and being the location of Valencia Airp ...

Mislata Mislata (; ) is a city in the Valencian Community, Spain. It has borders with the city of Valencia and Quart de Poblet in the west and Xirivella in the south. Demographics In recent decades it has gone from being a village in the Horta region ...

, Paterna, Riba-roja de Túria, and

. All from the

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History

Quart de Poblet was probably founded by the Romans. The historian Euriclidión describes in his work how neighbors of ''Quartum'' helped Hannibal's army at be paralyzed by the River. Its name derives from the Latin word ''quartum miliarium,'' which refers to the distance that separates it from Valencia. As vestiges of that era survive remains of the Roman bridge and the aqueduct Els Arquetes. However, it was in the Middle Ages when its people became protagonists of important events in the history of Valencia: Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Cid, led in Quart de Poblet a significant battle against the Almoravids forces named like the town and is reflected in the Cantar de Mio Cid, and in sources highlights the reference to the Quart de Poblet Castle, now gone. After the Reconquista, King

James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror ( Catalan/Valencian: ''Jaume I or Jaume el Conqueridor''; Aragonese: ''Chaime I'' ''o Conqueridor''; ; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona, and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1 ...

gave the Castle, the town of Quart and the farmstead of Aldaia to the Priory of the Hospital of Aldaia of ''Sant Vicent de la Roqueta'' (in the Book of distribution distribution folio 78-v °, seat # 1472 – consists that on January 7, 1244, Jaime I said, I quote: ''"A Sant Vicent, el Castell i la Vila de Quart, i l'alcria de Ladea -Aldaia-").'' At that time, the population had only 130 houses with old Christians. It was in 1287 when Quart, by decision of King

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was under the jurisdiction of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, belonging to the Cistercian order dependent and the San Vicente de la Roqueta. In fact, a monk of St. Vincent continued to be the foreman of the place, but sometimes delegated the functions to the mayor. In 1332, King Alfonso IV gave permission to the abbot of Poblet, Ponce de Copons, to expel the Moorish and in 1334 granted the charter of settlement to 52 families of

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and

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, who made Quart de Poblet their new home. This charter consecrate the birth of the modern city. The dependence of Poblet was maintained until the confiscation decreed by Juan Alvarez Mendizabal in 1835. It was a legacy the second part of the name of the municipality. The Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception was built in the 14th century, but was rebuilt in the 18th century in Baroque style, and is between 1310 and 1320 the construction of the hermitage of Sant Onofre, following the advent of the holy hermit to a miller . On June 14, 1630, meeting the pastor of Quart, faithful and juries of the Council agreed to proclaim to the Verge de la Llum patron of the Villa. It was pope Urban VIII. The ''Procession of Sant Onofre,'' one of the most deeply rooted traditions in Quart de Poblet, was born on June 8, 1723, after a period of drought. Seven decades later, Aldaia won the lawsuit that forced the partition of the area. Throughout the 19th century, the inhabitants of Quart de Poblet participated in the War of Independence
Sant Onofre Combat
), which did not hesitate to face Napoleon's troops in the so-called Battle of Sant Onofre (June 27, 1808). The troops of the Division Valencia were captained by Brigadier Saint-Marc.

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stated in this holy anchorite, who is credited with the miracle of the end of a cholera epidemic in 1885, principal patron of the villa. The musical group La Amistad and the Cooperative San Jose were founded, and on May 23, 1889, a whistle announced to the public, the step, for the first time, the commuter train line

– Riba-roja de Túria Already in the 20th century, the town became the starting point of the so-called Plan Sur, which involved the diversion of the river Turia after the tragic flood of 1957 with the objective of not traversing Valencia. For his area runs A-3 highway that connects

and

, which has led the development of one of the most important industrial areas of the province and a major population change. If in the early 1960s, Quart de Poblet had little more than five thousand inhabitants, ten years after the arrival of people, mainly from

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, Murcia, Aragon and Castilla-La Mancha, whose work and contributions have enriched culturally and economically the town, fired that figure and stood at nearly 26,000 current residents. On April 19, 1979, the first democratic City Council since the Spanish Civil War of 1936 was set up in Quart de Poblet. In recent years Quart de Poblet has seen the completion of the burial work of line 5 of MetroValencia throughout the municipality, which has led the demise of the Valencia commuter C4 line pathways from Vara de Quart to Quart of Poblet, leaving no rail link with the municipality of Xirivella but connecting the airport of Valencia and the towns of

. From Quart de Poblet the centre of Valencia can be reached in less than 25 minutes.

Demography

Quart de Poblet has a population of 25,441 inhabitants (INE 2008). 5.5% of the population of Quart de Poblet is a

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(INE 2007).Source: Statistical census according to the National Statistics Institute of Spai
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Economy

The main crops are irrigated: oranges, pear trees, vegetables, onions, potatoes, etc. In dryland are grown cereal, vine, carobs, olives. Traditional industries are textiles, refractories, ceramics, etc..

Monuments

* Parish Church. Dedicated to the Immaculate Conception. It was rebuilt in the 18th century and restored in 1916.The chapel of the Virgin is the work of Bartolomé Ribelles Dalmau. In 1958 he created the parish of the Holy Christ. * Hermitage of Sant Onofre. Within the urban expansion has remained this chapel where are the images of patron saints: Sant Onogre and the Virgin Light. * Arab tank. The monumental section, the highlight of Quart de Poblet is its Arabic tank, unparalleled in the region, which was in a secluded place no longer exists due to the expansion of the Church. Historic-artistic archaeological monument, in 1981.

Culture

* The Symphonic Band ''L'Amistat'' was founded in 1895. * Choir ''Veus Juntes'' 1975 * Dance of Quart de Poblet 1978 * ''Barrio del Crist'' Musical Association 1984 * Musical artistic society ''La Unió'' 1991 * Choir Farinelli 1995 * Cultural Association of drums and widgets ''Va de Bo'' 1997

Social

Accessibility in the City

In recent years, it has done an estimable effort by municipal authorities to remove architectural barriers in public via and official centers. This multi-year plan, already has received recognition from the Ministry of Labour to give the City the Reina Sofia Award 2005 Universal Accessibility. It has also taken a big step to start the subway line, fully accessible, built by the

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Local Festivals

January 5. Cavalcade of Magi Kings. January 17. Feast of Sant Antoni de Portmany Blessing of animals and distribution of blessed bread rolls. March 19. Falles. March. Midyear Proceedings of Moors and Christians. March / April.

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. May 1. Festivals in the neighborhood of St. Joseph. June 1. Virgin Birth, patroness of the villa. June 9. Procession of Sant Onofre. June 10. Feast of Sant Onofre. Market in Sant Onofre Avenue, concert of the Musical Association L'Amistat and

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. June. Corpus Christi. Civic religious procession moves to the Sunday following the holiday. End of June. Festivals in the neighborhood of St. Jerònim. September. Major Festivals, Patron Saint festivities, Populars and Moors and Christians, which start on Friday preceding the first Sunday of the month. October 9. Valencia Day. November. Events in honor of St. Cecília, patron saint of music. December. Christmas fair in Sports Center.

Moors and Christians celebrations.

Its origin dates back to 1985. They are made in commemoration of the battle the Cid fought against the troops Almoravids under the leadership of Muhammad, nephew of the emir of northern Africa Tashfin ibn Yusuf, on the Plain of Quart that led to the release of Valencia from Muslim threats of that time for a brief period, in addition to being the first defeat of the Almoravid army in the peninsula from Christian hands. Today, the party is governed by the Association of Moors and Christians of Quart de Poblet, and is composed of eight groups. Moorish side * Faitanar * Ali Ben Bufat * Hussun Kaaba * Almahà Ben Jové * Al-Bayrah Christians side * Pirates * Guerrers del Cid * Creuats The festival takes place the following days: * Thursday (night) Proclamation of Events * Friday (night) Estafeta, Moorish Embassy, and Battle * Saturday (am) Parade-visit to the captaincy. * Saturday (night) Christian and Moorish Entry * Sunday (am) Children's Parade * Sunday (afternoon) Alliance, ''Estafeta'', Christian Embassy, and the Battle of the Pla de Quart.

References

Further references

* Population Chart. Quart de Poblet, 1987. S. Romeu and A. Griñó * Geography, history and origin of the very loyal and heroic town of Quart de Poblet. 1984. Vicente Coll Ferrer * Paper pattern of wealth of Quart de Poblet. Municipal Archives. * ''Farmers and renters in a rural community of Huerta de Valencia. '' ''Quart de Poblet in 1812.'' José Ramón Sanchis Alfonso.

External links

City Hall of Quart de Poblet.

Valencian Federation of Municipalities and Provinces – Tourist Guide
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