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Catral

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1027: 1790: 166: 77: 43: 460:. In 1741, the 152 inhabitants of Catral paid 12,499 pounds for the title of Villa and his independence from Orihuela. In 1829, it was spared the devastating effects of an earthquake that destroyed much of the population of the region. Since then, it has held an annual thanksgiving to Saint Emigdio, patron saint against earthquakes, as a token of thanks for his intercession. 146: 84: 508:
Manufacturing, warehousing and logistic premises for retailers such as Retro Europe, Vitalgrana, Catral Export Grupo, S.l. and Chili Foot Wear. The Wheeler International distribution centre is located in the industrial zone adjacent to the
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in 1255. However, the Castilian king reinstated the crown as in 1264. From 1296, Catral, like the southern half of the province, would go to the
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The town's farmland has increased significantly during the first two decades of the 18th century due to draining of wetlands, promoted by the
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Catral has had a significant population growth since the 1990s. According to the census of 2008, the municipality had 8629 inhabitants.
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Catral's origins are uncertain, as is the origin of the name. There are three theories: that the name is of Iberian origin (Kal turl
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Flag image by Eduardo Gomez and extracted, with the consent of your website Vexilla Hispánica,
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Temperatures exceed 10 degrees in January and 26 degrees in July.
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Located in the south of the 373: 328: 295: 260: 252: 231: 215: 200: 188: 176: 156: 7: 324:03158; and 3349 (road to San Isidro) 236:19.24 km (7.43 sq mi) 418:), which be of Hispanic origin (of 14: 223:Pedro Zaplana García (2015) (AxC) 1788: 1025: 817:Municipal Register of Spain 2018 527:Demographic evolution of Catral 164: 144: 82: 75: 56: 41: 795:Web site Town Hall of Catral, 83: 1: 821:National Statistics Institute 754:Aurelio David Albero García 743:Aurelio David Albero García 637: 634: 631: 628: 625: 622: 619: 616: 613: 610: 607: 604: 601: 598: 595: 592: 589: 449:within the Attorney General 732:José Manuel Rodríguez Leal 721:José Manuel Rodríguez Leal 710:José Manuel Rodríguez Leal 699:José Manuel Rodríguez Leal 1826: 1770:Villajoyosa/La Vila Joiosa 677:Francisco Gelardo Aguilar 1786: 1075: 1023: 872: 790:http://www.vexilologia.es 265:450/km (1,200/sq mi) 104: 70: 55: 37: 28: 429:Conquered by the infant 1510:La Torre de les Maçanes 1445:El Castell de Guadalest 666:Joaquín Ñíguez 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Municipality
Coat of arms of Catral
Location Catral on the Valencian Community
Valencian Community
Catral is located in Spain
38°09′34″N 0°48′18″W / 38.15944°N 0.80500°W / 38.15944; -0.80500
Spain
Autonomous community
Valencian Community
Province
Alicante
Comarca
Vega Baja del Segura
Judicial district
Mayor
Demonym
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Postal code
Dialing code
+34
Official language(s)
Spanish
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Valencian Community

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