Novelda
Town and municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Novelda (Valencian: [noˈvɛlda], locally [nuˈvɛldɛ]; Spanish: [noˈβelda]) is a town located in the province of Alicante, Spain. As of 2009[update], it has a total population of 27,135 inhabitants.
Novelda | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
Monastery of Santa Maria Magdalena. | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
  Novelda Location in Spain  Novelda Novelda (Valencian Community)  Novelda Novelda (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 38.385°N 0.768°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Vinalopó Mitjà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Martínez Alted (PSOE-PSPV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 75.7 km2 (29.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 26,606 |
| • Density | 351/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | novelder, -a (Val.) noveldense (Sp.) |
| Postcode | 03660 |
| Official language(s) | |
| Website | Official website |
Novelda has important quarries and mines of marble, limestone, silica, clay and gypsum. It is a major centre of the marble industry.
It was probably settled by Greeks, although it was controlled by Carthaginians, Romans and Al Andalus. Some centuries later it was conquered by a son of Ferdinand III of Castile.
Places of tourist interest in Novelda include the monastery of Santa Maria Magdalena (dated from the 19th century), which has a church designed by a disciple of Antoni Gaudí, the Moorish castle of the Mola, with its unique triangular tower, and the Museum of Modernism. This is a well preserved art nouveau house with original artifacts from the 1920s. The house itself is a work of art. The House-Museum is located in a modernist building designed by Pedro Cerdan Martinez (1863-1947) and is now a centre for modernist research and promotion. There are also several natural and salty lakes to visit in the surroundings.
- Gallery: Santa Maria Magdalena
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
Notable people
- Mario Gaspar, footballer
- Fernando Béjar (born 6 October 1980), former footballer
