Zarra, Valencia

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Zarra

Location

Coordinates : 39°5′30″N, 1°4′36″W
Time zone : CET (GMT +1)
- summer : CEST (GMT +2)

General information

Native name

Zarra (Spanish)

Spanish name

Zarra

Administration

Country

Spain

Autonomous Community

Valencian Community

Province

Valencia

Comarca

Valle de Ayora Cofrentes

Geography

Land Area

49.72 km²

Altitude

605 m AMSL

Population

Population

492 (2006)

Density

9.90 hab./km² (2006)

Zarra is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain, the smallest of the seven villages that make up the comarca of Valle de Cofrentes.

1 Historical Interest
2 Modern Zarra
3 Fiestas
4 Local industry

[edit] Historical Interest

The name is of Iberian origin and means "the old".

The village contains a church dating back to the 18th century and a free standing clock tower built in 1880. The majority of the houses date back 400 years.

During the Moorish occupation of Spain a castle was built, but no remains exist today and the exact site is somewhat of a mystery. The village was reconquered by the Spanish in 1249 and incorporated into Valencia in 1281. Modern day Zarra dates from around 1600.

[edit] Modern Zarra

The village has a population of around 500, recent population increases being mainly due to the British influx into the village and surrounding area.

[edit] Fiestas

Zarra boasts three fiestas a year, marking the beginning of the fiestas within the valley. The first being San Anton (January), Santa Ana (July) and the main yearly "bull" fiesta (late July/August).