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The royal town of
Villafranca del Cid is situated on the western boundary of the province of Castellón, 95 km (59 mi) from the capital. The village lies on a high plateau at 1,125
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understood the financial burden posed this to the villages, and in payment for services rendered by the villagers in the wars of France and
Catalonia, the independent will.
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Although there was always an important traditionalist core and was the son of the village as the famous guerrilla "El
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found (old secondary roads, imperial coins, etc.). But the birth of the current
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took her by surprise in 1834. Then it was another strong liberal stronghold again until being abandoned, as it was trapped between the
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was the notary who succeeded the independence of all the villages and the erection in royal villas
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662:National Statistics Institute
434:You reach this location from
566:Joan Baptista Penyarroja of
253:1,125 m (3,691 ft)
18:Villafranca (disambiguation)
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284:Vilafranquí, Vilafranquina
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429:Les Coves del Forcall .
1211:La Serra d'en Galceran
863:Municipalities of the
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450:Neighboring localities
1541:Zorita del Maestrazgo
1436:La Torre d'en Doménec
1191:La Pobla de Benifassà
1041:Castellón de la Plana
946:Atzeneta del Maestrat
865:province of Castellón
614:diputación provincial
476:province of Castellón
387:, in the province of
307: • Summer (
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212:Castellón de la Plana
1491:Villahermosa del Río
1236:Les Coves de Vinromà
1216:La Torre d'en Besora
901:Algimia de Almonacid
692:solicitors in Cortes
616:) mostly choose the
484:La Iglesuela del Cid
340:Official language(s)
271: • Density
164:Autonomous community
129:40.42500°N 0.25583°W
1501:Villanueva de Viver
1061:Cervera del Maestre
535:Castillo de Morella
409:Villafranca del Cid
393:Valencian Community
228:Oscar Tena García (
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44:Villafranca del Cid
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1421:Torralba del Pinar
1356:San Rafael del Río
1321:Portell de Morella
1316:Pina de Montalgrao
1186:La Mata de Morella
793:Portell de Morella
735:Municipalities of
595:Mas de la Carrasca
553:Pedro IV of Aragon
512:Riu de les Truites
488:province of Teruel
456:Portell de Morella
263: • Total
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110:Coordinates:
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1226:La Vilavella
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773:La Todolella
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67:Coat of arms
37:Municipality
1456:Vall d'Alba
1426:Torreblanca
1036:Castellnovo
1031:Castellfort
748:Castellfort
598: [
546:Mosqueruela
486:inside the
480:Mosqueruela
460:Castellfort
438:taking the
425:Río Monleón
328:Postal code
132: /
1586:Maestrazgo
1570:Categories
1496:Villamalur
1486:Vilafranca
1446:Les Useres
1431:Torrechiva
1351:Sant Mateu
1346:Sant Jordi
1331:Ribesalbes
1261:Montanejos
1126:Figueroles
1076:Cinctorres
991:Benicàssim
881:Albocàsser
808:Vilafranca
753:Cinctorres
644:References
626:procurador
500:Bronze Age
371:Vilafranca
280:Demonym(s)
258:Population
217:Government
117:40°25′30″N
95:Vilafranca
29:Vilafranca
16:See also:
1506:Vila-real
1471:Vilafamés
1466:Vallibona
1441:Traiguera
1406:Todolella
1311:Peníscola
1301:Palanques
1116:Espadilla
986:Benicarló
976:Benafigos
911:Almedíjar
906:Almassora
803:Vallibona
788:Palanques
568:Carlos II
561:Felipe IV
531:Anglesola
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355:Website
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