Orihuela

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Orihuela is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 365.4 km² and, according to the 2005 census, a total population of 75,009 inhabitants. The river Segura flows through the city.

The agriculture of Orihuela is based on lemon trees, orange trees, palm trees, almond trees, olive trees, pomegranates, cotton, hemp and vegetables. It also has an important industry of silk, wool and preserved food.

The city was settled by Romans who called it Orcelis and subsequently Aurariola.

Orihuela is capitalof the region of the "Vega Baja del Segura" (natural region of Segura river), was capital of province and even of Kingdom. City the 11 of September of 1,437 was named (the first city of the province of Alicante).

"Enseña de Orihuela", the Oriol, has the privileges of which never it inclines, solely before God and the King.

Brief chronology: 576 Capital of the Roman province of Aurariola, to which it gives name. 713 (5 April) the military man and Count Teodomiro, proclaim King of Tudmir. 825 the Kingdom of Tudmir, becomes dependent kingdom of the Omeya Emirate, happening the capital to Murcia. 910 the Kingdom of Todmir, happens to the Emirate of Cordova. 929 the Kingdom of Todmir, happens to be called kingdom of Murcia. 1.031 The kingdom becomes Kura or Cora (province) of the Califato of Cordova. 1.037 The Cora happens to the Emirate of Valencia. 1.053 The principality of Murcia, pertaining to the Kingdom of Denia is created. 1.086 The principality of Murcia becomes independent from Denia. 1.177 The principality, happens to be employee of River basin. 1.212 One becomes to turn Kingdom of Murcia. 1,304 Orihuela is border between the kingdom of Castile and Aragón. 1.366 Definitively it happens to the kingdom of Aragón. 1,380 Orihuela becomes capital of the Interior de Orihuela (That reached 2/3 of the present province, receiving Alicante importance of being border). 1.437 (11 September) Orihuela is named City. 1,707 Carlos V returns to do to capital Orihuela of the province of Orihuela. 1,737 Alicante, Elche, Monforte, Jijona, Villajoyosa, Agost, Busot, San Juan or Muchamiel become independent from the province of Orihuela, forming the one of Alicante. 1,799 Orihuela happens to the province of Alicante. 1.810 In the prefectures, Napoleón, happens to Orihuela to the Department of Segura river with capital in Murcia. 1,822 Orihuela happens to the province of Murcia. 1.833 It happens definitively to the province of Alicante. 1,920 Nationalistic movements, speak of Orihuela as it starts off of the Murcian Country or the East. 1.988 Different studies from the Universities of Andalusia, Castile and Murcia; Orihuela is capital of the region of the Low Fertile valley (natural region), was capital of province and even of Kingdom. City the 11 of September of 1,437 was named (the first city of the province of Alicante), first of the province of Alicante). Enseña de Orihuela, the Oriol, has the privileges of which never it inclines, solely before God and the King. Brief chronology: 576 Capital of the Roman province of Aurariola, to which it gives name. 713 (5 April) the military man and Count Teodomiro, proclaim King of Tudmir. 825 the Kingdom of Tudmir, becomes dependent kingdom of the Omeya Emirate, happening the capital to Murcia. 910 the Kingdom of Todmir, happens to the Emirate of Cordova. 929 the Kingdom of Todmir, happens to be called kingdom of Murcia. 1.031 The kingdom becomes Kura or Cora (province) of the Califato of Cordova. 1.037 The Cora happens to the Emirate of Valencia. 1.053 The principality of Murcia, pertaining to the Kingdom of Denia is created. 1.086 The principality of Murcia becomes independent from Denia. 1.177 The principality, happens to be employee of River basin. 1.212 One becomes to turn Kingdom of Murcia. 1,304 Orihuela is border between the kingdom of Castile and Aragón. 1.366 Definitively it happens to the kingdom of Aragón. 1,380 Orihuela becomes capital of the Interior de Orihuela (That reached 2/3 of the present province, receiving Alicante importance of being border). 1.437 (11 September) Orihuela is named City. 1,707 Carlos V returns to do to capital Orihuela of the province of Orihuela. 1,737 Alicante, Elche, Monforte, Jijona, Villajoyosa, Agost, Busot, San Juan or Muchamiel become independent from the province of Orihuela, forming the one of Alicante. 1,799 Orihuela happens to the province of Alicante. 1.810 In the prefectures, Napoleón, happens to Orihuela to the Department of Safe Rio' with capital in Murcia. 1,822 Orihuela happens to the province of Murcia. 1.833 It happens definitively to the province of Alicante. 1,920 Nationalistic movements, speak of Orihuela as it starts off of the Murcian Country or the East. 1.988-2.006 Different studies from the Universities of Andalusia, Castile and Murcia; they demonstrate that Orihuela has more relation with Murcia than with Valencia as far as: phonetics, lexicon, architecture, agriculture, folclore, musical celebrations, instruments, language customs of interment, gastronomy and varieties. 2.006 (11 April) the new Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Comunitat, annuls to the region of Orihuela dialectalmente, increasing the vegabajense nationalistic sense and causing the new lack of unity with the rest of the Valencians. The Valencian centralist policy, leaves to Orihuela to the tail of the community in health investments, being born several political initiatives of antivalencianista nationalism.

The most important architectonic monuments of Orihuela are an Arab castle with its towers, a Catholic cathedral built between the 14th and 16th centuries and the Baroque church of Santo Domingo.

The Spanish poet Miguel Hernández was born in this city, which shares a campus with the University Miguel Hernández. It is also important for its festival of Moros y Cristianos.

External links

[Orihuela.com] News and Guide of the city.
[Orihuela Spain], Overview of the City of Orihuela including a video with most important sightseeing attractions.
[Orihuela] Official tourism site for the region of Valencia.

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