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San Vicente del Raspeig
San Vicente del Raspeig (Spanish)
Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Valencian)
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Flag of San Vicente del Raspeig
Coat of arms of San Vicente del Raspeig
Motto(s): 
Sequet però sanet
(Dry but healthy)
San Vicente del Raspeig is located in Spain
San Vicente del Raspeig
San Vicente del Raspeig
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°23′47″N 0°31′31″W / 38.39639°N 0.52528°W / 38.39639; -0.52528Coordinates: 38°23′47″N 0°31′31″W / 38.39639°N 0.52528°W / 38.39639; -0.52528
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaAlacantí
Judicial districtSan Vicente del Raspeig
Government
 • AlcaldeCarlos Robles Navarro (2019) (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
 • Total40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Highest elevation
440 m (1,440 ft)
Lowest elevation
85 m (279 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total56,715
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Santvicenter, -a
Sanvicentero, -a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03690, 03699
Official language(s)Spanish, Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

San Vicente del Raspeig (Spanish)[a] or Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Valencian),[b] or simply San Vicente / Sant Vicent, is a municipality located in the comarca of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the conurbation of Alicante city (6 km away and connected by bus routes and Alicante Tram).

It has an area of 40.5 km² and according to the 2007 census, a total population of 55.434 inhabitants, with a large student population because it contains part of the University of Alicante (Universitat d'Alacant), a major educational institution.

The town was founded in 1836 with the motto sequet però sanet ("dry but healthy"), but it was not considered a municipality until 1848.[1]

There are two important festivals every year: the Bonfires called Fogueres de Sant Vicent in July, and the festival of Moors and Christians in late April.

The city has many quarries of limestone that enable the existence of cement factories.

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Spanish language

Spanish language

Spanish is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian Peninsula. Today, it is a global language with about 486 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico.

Comarca

Comarca

A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co-, meaning "together, jointly".

Alacantí

Alacantí

Alacantí —also known in Spanish as Campo de Alicante and Comarca de Alicante—is a comarca in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is bordered by the comarques of Marina Baixa and Alcoià to the north, Baix Vinalopó to the south and Vinalopó Mitjà to the west.

Conurbation

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 cases, a conurbation is a polycentric urbanised area in which transportation has developed to link areas. They create a single urban labour market or travel to work area.

Alicante

Alicante

Alicante is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 as of 2020, the second-largest in the Valencian Community.

Alicante Tram

Alicante Tram

The Alicante Tram, trademarked as Alicante Metropolitan TRAM, operates in the Spanish city of Alicante and its surrounding area. Like other narrow gauge railways in the Valencian Community, it is run by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Valenciana (FGV). It was inaugurated on 15 August 2003 replacing narrow-gauge diesel trains between Alicante and El Campello.

University of Alicante

University of Alicante

The University of Alicante was established in 1979 on the basis of the Center for University Studies (CEU), which was founded in 1968. The university main campus is located in San Vicente del Raspeig/Sant Vicent del Raspeig, bordering the city of Alicante to the north. As of 2011/12 academic year, there are approximately 27,500 students studying there.

Moros y cristianos

Moros y cristianos

Moros y Cristianos or Moros i Cristians literally in English Moors and Christians, is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community. According to popular tradition the festivals commemorate the battles, combats and fights between Moors and Christians during the period known as Reconquista. There are also festivals of Moros y Cristianos in Spanish America.

Quarry

Quarry

A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their environmental impact.

Limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of CaCO3. Limestone forms when these minerals precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium. This can take place through both biological and nonbiological processes, though biological processes, such as the accumulation of corals and shells in the sea, have likely been more important for the last 540 million years. Limestone often contains fossils which provide scientists with information on ancient environments and on the evolution of life.

Cement

Cement

A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel (aggregate) together. Cement mixed with fine aggregate produces mortar for masonry, or with sand and gravel, produces concrete. Concrete is the most widely used material in existence and is behind only water as the planet's most-consumed resource.

Notable people

Twin towns

San Vicente del Raspeig is twinned with:

Source: "San Vicente del Raspeig / Sant Vicent del Raspeig", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2022, November 8th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Vicente_del_Raspeig_/_Sant_Vicent_del_Raspeig.

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Notes
  1. ^ Spanish pronunciation: [sam biˈθente ðel rasˈpetʃ]
  2. ^ Valencian pronunciation: [ˌsaɱ viˈsɛn del rasˈpetʃ]
References
  1. ^ "La ciudad y sus rincones". Ayuntamiento de San Vicente del Raspeig. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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