Montitxelvo[2] (Valencian pronunciation: [montiˈtʃɛlvo]), co-officially Montichelvo (Spanish pronunciation: [montiˈtʃelbo]), is a municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida in the province of Valencia and the Valencian Community, Spain. The municipality spans across a total area of 8.16 km2 and, as of 1 January 2022, it has a registered population of 571.[3]
Montitxelvo | |
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| Montitxelvo/Montichelvo | |
 View of Montitxelvo | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Montitxelvo Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′28″N 0°20′20″W / 38.89111°N 0.33889°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Vall d'Albaida |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Josep Miquel Climent Orts |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.16 km2 (3.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 270 m (890 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 605 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Montitxelví/ina, Montichelvino/a |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46842 |
| Website | Official website |
In old sources, the placename is documented as Montichervo.[4] After 1612, the place was ethnic cleansed of moriscos and resettled by Old Christians.[5]
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Decreto 73/2007, de 18 de mayo, del Consell, por el que se aprueba el cambio de denominación del municipio de Montichelvo por la forma bilingüe: Montitxelvo/Montichelvo". boe.es (in Spanish). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Datos del registro de entidades locales". Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Llora, Antonio (1999). "Datos sobre los pueblos de nuestra comarca" (PDF). Almaig. 15: 23. ISSN 1139-2487.
- ^ "Montitxelvo" (PDF). Onomasticon Cataloniae. Vol. V. p. 358.
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