Onil
Encyclopedia
Onil is a town located in the comarca
of L'Alcoià, in the province of Alicante
, Spain
. It has an area of 48.41 km² and, according to the 2006 census, a total population of 7466 inhabitants and a population density
of 154.22 inhab/km². Onil is located next to the mountain called Sierra de Onil in the Sierra de Mariola
, 36 km from Alicante
city.
The economy of Onil is based on the industries of toy
, construction
and farming (almond
s and olive
s).
The most important monuments in Onil are the Palace-Fortress from the 17th century, which is the headquarters of the town council ; the Catholic
church of Santiago Apóstol (from the 18th century) and the Hermitage
s of San Buenaventura (from the 17th century) and Santa Ana.
The Moros y Cristianos
festival of Onil is celebrated each April.
Comarca
A comarca is a traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil. The term is derived from the term marca, meaning a "march, mark", plus the prefix co- meaning "together, jointly".The comarca is known in Aragonese as redolada and...
of L'Alcoià, in the province of Alicante
Alicante (province)
Alicante or Alacant is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is bordered by the provinces of Murcia on the southwest, Albacete on the west, Valencia on the north, and the Mediterranean Sea on the east...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It has an area of 48.41 km² and, according to the 2006 census, a total population of 7466 inhabitants and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 154.22 inhab/km². Onil is located next to the mountain called Sierra de Onil in the Sierra de Mariola
Sierra de Mariola
The Serra Mariola is a mountain range in the Valencian Community, Spain, one of the most peripheral offsprings of the Baetic System. Most if its territory is included in a natural park founded in 2002, covering an area of 17,257 ha....
, 36 km from Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
city.
The economy of Onil is based on the industries of toy
Toy
A toy is any object that can be used for play. Toys are associated commonly with children and pets. Playing with toys is often thought to be an enjoyable means of training the young for life in human society. Different materials are used to make toys enjoyable and cuddly to both young and old...
, construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
and farming (almond
Almond
The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...
s and olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
s).
The most important monuments in Onil are the Palace-Fortress from the 17th century, which is the headquarters of the town council ; the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
church of Santiago Apóstol (from the 18th century) and the Hermitage
Hermitage (religious retreat)
Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
s of San Buenaventura (from the 17th century) and Santa Ana.
The 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...
festival of Onil is celebrated each April.
External links
- Web Oficial de Onil, Official Web page of the municipal government of Onil
- Índice Estadístico Municipal de Onil. Unidad de Documentación de la Diputación de Alicante
- Información de Onil
- Fiestas de Onil
- Federación Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias - Guía Turística :es:Wikipedia:Autorización de copia de web/Federación Valenciana de Municipios y Provincias