TownS Valencian Community VALENCIA
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Data of the Town |
Rocafort |
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Town |
Locality: Rocafort |
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Municipality |
Rocafort / Region: Horta Nord |
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Province |
Valencia |
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Community |
Valencian |
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Inhabitants 2003 |
6049 |
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Town hall |
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Direction |
Convent, 4 |
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ZIP code |
46111 |
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Phone |
961310062 |
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Fax |
961310558 |
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Office Tourism |
To contact with said Phone |
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Official web |
Town hall Rocafort |
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Web of Interest |
Tower of Rocafort |
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E-mail municipality |
Contact |
The municipal Rocafort term borders on the following localities: Godella and Valencia both of the province of Valencia.
Placed to the northwest of the Valencian capital. His term presents a narrow and elongated form of NOT to and it is imprisoned how by those of Godella (SO) and Valencia (NE). The city center divides the term in two very differentiated parts of relief and use of the soil. The part that continues to the northwest is occupied by a series of soft hillocks which height never goes so far as to overcome the 90, of altitude and where the cultivation of dry land (carobs, olive trees and vine) have been replaced with urban developments of type of rest and summer holiday. From the primitive downtown towards the southeast the soil is completely flat and of sedimentary origin and it is occupied by irrigation cultivation with water proceeding from the Real Ditch of Moncada.
The climate is Mediterranean, although lightly more fresh than in the provincial capital due to the altitude of his hills.
One gains access to this locality from Valencia, for highway, taking the CV 308.
Also 1 of Meter one can gain access across the line Valencia.
* Parochial church. It dates of 1434 and it belonged for many years to the stonecutters of the Factory of Murs i Valls, going on later to hands of the Augustinian friars of Valencia. His style is neoclassic.
* Augustinian convent. They emphasize the cloister and a top gallery also from 12 arches supported by pilasters.
At present and after several years with 2 orchestras, these groups were unified and they formed the Musical Group of Rocafort, directed by Juanjo Catalá Borrá


