The Serra de Crevillent[a] (Spanish: Sierra de Crevillente) is a mountain range in the Baetic System, southern Spain. It spans the region of Murcia and the province of Alicante. The highest peak is Sant Gaietà at 835 meters, near the town of Crevillent.
| Serra de Crevillent | |
|---|---|
| Sierra de Crevillente | |
 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 835 m (2,740 ft) |
| Coordinates | 38°17′01″N 0°50′59″W / 38.28361°N 0.84972°W |
| Geography | |
  Serra de Crevillent Spain | |
| Location | Baix Vinalopó, Valencian Community Murcia |
| Parent range | Prebaetic System |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | karstic |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Unknown |
| Easiest route | From Crevillent |
The Serra de Crevillent is located between the Vinalopó river and the Sierra de Abanilla. The latter is geologically its western prolongation, already within the Region of Murcia.
Events
editThe archaeological remains found at Ratlla del Bubo site confirm the presence of Solutrean human settlements during the Upper Paleolithic.[1][2]
During the 13th century, under the Al-Andalus rule, a network of qanats was created to supply water to the population of Crevillent. The most visible element of this infrastructure today is the Els Pontets aqueduct.[3]
In the 19th century, it was the center of the raids of the bandit Jaume el Barbut.[4]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Valencian pronunciation: [ˈsɛra ðe kɾeviˈʎent]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nota sobre un hogar Solútreo-gravetiense del Abric de la Ratlla del Bubo (Crevillent, Alicante)". mupreva.org. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Alfaro, Álvaro Martínez; García, Ernestina Badal; Vilanova, Aleix Eixea; Martínez-Varea, Carmen María; Margalef, Cristina Real; Tortosa, Joan Emili Aura; Bonilla, Valentín Villaverde (2022-06-10). "Abric de la Ratlla del Bubo (Crevillent, Alicante). Resultados de las campañas de 1986-1991. Nuevos datos sobre su secuencia paleolítica". Lucentum (in Spanish) (41): 9–33. doi:10.14198/LVCENTVM.20759. hdl:10550/84288. ISSN 1989-9904. S2CID 246799189.
- ^ "CREVILLENT / Inauguran la restauración del acueducto de Els Pontets". La Verdad (in European Spanish). 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
- ^ Cervantes, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de. "Jaime el Barbudo, o sea, La sierra de Crevillente". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-22.