Alicante
| Alicante Alacant | |
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| The port and the castle of Santa Brbara | |
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| Flag | Blazon |
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| General Information | |
| Local name | - Alicante (ES) - Alacant (AC) |
| Status | Municipi |
| Country |  Spain |
| Comunidad |  Valencian Community |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Alicante |
| County | Alacant |
| District Serbian justice. | Alicante / Alacant |
| Postcode | 03001 to 03559 |
| Demonym | - Alicantino / y (es) - Alacant / ina (AC) - Alicantin / e (en) |
| Geographic Data | |
| Contact | 38 20 '43 "North 0 28 '59 "West / 38.345278, -0.483056 |
| Area | 201.21 km 2 |
| Altitude Avg. | 0 m |
| Distance (s) | Alicante Alacant is at 421 km from Madrid. |
| Population ( INE ) - Total: - Density : - Year: | 334 757 inhabitants. 1663.22 inhabitants / km 2 2009 |
| Bordered by | the Mediterranean Sea |
| Politics | |
| Mayor - party - Mandate | Sonia Castedo PP 2008 - 2011 |
| Budget - Amount: - Year: | 600,000 euro per year 2006 |
| Website | www.alicante.es www.alacant.es |
| Culture | |
| Patron saint | Saint Nicolas and Notre Dame Recouvrance |
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Alicante (in Valencian / Catalan is the capital of the province of Alicante , the second largest city of Valencia to the southeast of Spain , bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Alicante is an important port and has a population of 334 757 inhabitants in 2009 (335,921 according to the Statistics Department of the Town Hall in 2009 History Santisima Faz place in the old city Abastos Mercat Central, Central Market at Avenue Alfonso X el Sabio / Alfons X el Savi 1997 Flood Street Arquitecte Morell Alicante was founded in -324 by the Greeks who gave the name of Akra Leuke (White Peak). In -201 it was taken by the Romans who changed its name to Lucentum. There was no certainty on construction before that Amilcar Barca installed on the site a military building shortly before the Second Punic War. Hannibal would have landed his famous war elephants. The actual location of Lucentum was discussed but the origin of the modern city is not from the latter, the former Lucentum having been abandoned by either the public or absorbed by the new medina leqant, founded by the Arabs against now known as The Vilavella (Old Town). Between 718 and 4 December 1248 the city belonged to the Arabs, who called it Medina or Al-Laqant Laqant (to link with the place name Valencian Alacant). During this period, the city followed the fate of Al-Andalus , and after the fall of the Caliphate of Cordoba it came under the domination of Denia and Murcia. Under the Treaty Cazola (signed in Soria in 1179) between Alfonso VII of Castile and Alfonso II of Aragon , the southern border of Aragon was fixed on a line connecting Biar , Castalla , Jijona and Calpe. This meant that Alice lived in the expansion area of Castile. In 1243, the Muslim king of Murcia Muhammad ibn Hud (who depended theoretically region) signed the pact with the Infante Alfonso Alcaraz, who became Alfonso X of Castile - and put the kingdom of Murcia hudite under the protectorate Castilian. The Muslim governor of Alicante would accept this pact and not yet refused to submit to Castilian sovereignty, the city was finally taken militarily by Christians in 1248. Although since the beginning, people began to repopulate the city with Christians (mostly Castilian, Catalan and Aragonese), lack of Christians for the living and economic grounds favored the permanence of the Arab population. In 1304 , after a war, Alicante is incorporated in the Kingdom of Aragon. The city was besieged by the British in 1707 and then by the French in 1709 during the War of Spanish Succession and in 1812 during the Spanish war. Finally, she was besieged by the Federalists of Cartagena in 1873. During the Spanish Civil War the city was on the Republican side and was bombed by German and Italian air forces. The largest attack was the bombing of the Central Market on 25 May 1938 , that killed over 300 people. After the war Algeria , the city received a considerable number of Blackfoot , most descendants of former residents of the province who had migrated to Algeria at the beginning of the century. Since the 1960s the city has changed radically, and its population has increased significantly. With the return of democracy, Alicante had a Socialist mayor, Jos Lus Lassaleta, the PSOE from 1979 to 1991, and Angel Luna, from 1991 to 1995. In 1995 elections were won by the right and the city is governed by Luis Daz Alper, the PP. During these years the city increased its population and has surpassed the 300 000 inhabitants, has seen the creation of a Metropolitan train and expand its airport. In 1982 and 1997 , heavy flooding has greatly affected the city. Location of Alicante in Spain Location of Alicante in Valencia Location of Alicante in Alacant The city lies along the Mediterranean Sea , on a plain bounded by a series of hills and heights. Mount Benacantil with 169 meters high, crowned by the Santa Barbara Castle dominates the city and is the most characteristic image of Alicante. It also includes Tossal which is the San Fernando , La Chane de Sant Julian called Serra Grossa, the slopes of Garbinet Tossal and Manises. Between these reliefs, there are gullies and troughs , some completely obscured by urbanization as the ravines of Canicia, Good Hivern, or San Blas-Benalua. Alicante is a city with a Mediterranean climate with a temperature arid sustained throughout the year and sunshine. However, the rising or llevant tends to relativize the very mild climate. The average temperature is 11 C in winter and 26 C in summer. The rains are gathered over short periods, especially in September and October and cause flooding in particular due to the phenomenon known in the Levante in the sweet name of gota Fria, the "cold drop". This is, basically, the branch at 5000 meters in altitude between overly hot air, Mediterranean-type, and a pocket polar air from -25 C to -65 C degrees. It is in similar circumstances that occur typhoons. Arriving on the coast, because it usually forms over the sea, orographic change causes the breakdown of the storm front. The storm eventually "break" the atmosphere to produce heavy rainfall, sometimes catastrophic because of the concentration of rainfall. The population of the city of Alicante is 334 757 according to the INE in 2009 , and 335,921 according to the mayor in 2009. The city's population has risen sharply in recent years, particularly due to an influx is important, especially Hispanic-American. The city is home to a factory German confectioner Haribo. List of mayors since the democratic elections of 1979. This is one of the cities of Spain which saw its prosperity increase as quickly. Its economy is based on the service sector (important role of tourism and administrative services). It exports wine, olive oil and fruit and has light industries including food processing, leather, textiles and pottery. The specialties are the nougat and paella. The city has a port (mainly commercial, recreational and cruise), and an international airport. Among the notable features include the Santa Barbara Castle, perched on a cliff above the city. It was on a mountain of 169 m and is the symbol of the city. Other notable buildings include the City Hall, the Co-Cathedral of St. Nicolas, the churches of St. Mary and the Holy Face, the main theater, the Central Market, the Palau de la Diputacin, Carbonell House and the House of Witches. The most important festival called "the Fogueres Sant Joan" (bonfires of St. John) that takes place over several days and whose height is 24 June with the burning of the statues made up characters for the occasion. The party is represented by a queen who is called the "Bellea del Foc" (Beauty of Fire). The city is the headquarters of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market European, for trademarks, industrial designs. City parks and promenades of Alicante: Alicante was designated European Capital of Sport for the year 2004 . The airport of Alicante 's El Altet ( IATA : ALC ) is located 12 km south of Alicante and is served by low cost airlines for domestic flights, international and transcontinental (Ryanair, Aer Lingus, Air Berlin , bmibaby, Air Comber ...). In growing with the opening of Terminal 2 (T2) provided in 2010, and is accessible by highway A-7 by public transport by bus (Alicante-Airport Line (C6 ), Benidorm, Murcia-Airport Line and Airport Line) or car rentals (Avis, ATESA, Centauro, Europcar, Hertz etc.). . In the city center, 3 tram lines (4 in 2010 with the L2 to the university) can reach the district of Beaches and tourist town of Benidorm through the many beaches like El Campello and Villajoyosa. 
Geography
Climate
1971-2000 January February March April May Jul Jul aug September October November December TOTAL Temp. Max. ( C) 16,8 17,8 19,2 20,9 23,6 27,2 30,1 30,6 28,4 24,4 20,4 17,6 23,1 Temp. Min. ( C) 6,2 7,0 8,2 10,1 13,3 17,1 19,7 20,4 17,8 13,7 10,0 7,3 12,6 Precip. (Mm) 22 26 26 30 33 17 6 8 47 52 42 26 336 Demographics
year population 1250 2 500 1350 3 250 1418 1 539 1609 5 040 1646 6 174 1717 11 019 1735 12 604 1754 14 394 1768 17 213 1786 17 345 year population 1797 19 313 1803 21 447 1857 27 550 1860 31 162 1877 34 926 1887 40 115 1897 49 463 1900 50 495 1910 55 116 1920 63 382 year population 1930 71 271 1940 89 198 1950 101 791 1960 121 832 1970 181 550 1981 245 963 1991 265 473 2001 288 481 2006 322 431 2009 334 757 Economy
Administration
Legislature Name of Mayor Party 1979 - 1983 Jos Luis Lassaletta PSPV - PSOE 1983 - 1987 Jos Luis Lassaletta PSPV - PSOE 1987 - 1991 Jos Luis Lassaletta PSPV - PSOE 1991 - 1995 Angel Luna PSPV - PSOE 1995 - 1999 Luis Daz Alper PP 1999 - 2003 Luis Daz Alper PP 2003 - 2007 Luis Daz Alper PP 2007 - 2008 Luis Daz Alper PP 2008 - 2011 Sonia Castedo PP The town
Sport
Personalities
Twinnings
Carloforte ( Italy ) 
Herzliya ( Israel ) 
Len ( Nicaragua ) 
Nice ( France ) 
Oran ( Algeria ) 
Riga ( Latvia ) 
Toyooka ( Japan ) 
Wenzhou ( China ) Transport / Access
Airport
Public transport
References
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Communes of the Alacant Agost Busot Aguas de Alicante Busot Campello Jijona Muchamiel San Juan de Alicante San Vicente del Raspeig Torremanzanas
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