| Alcoy | |||
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| Coordinates: 38°41′54″N 0°28′25″W / 38.69833°N 0.47361°WCoordinates: 38°41′54″N 0°28′25″W / 38.69833°N 0.47361°W | |||
| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
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| Province | Alicante | ||
| Comarca | Alcoià | ||
| Judicial district | Alcoy | ||
| Government | |||
| - Alcalde | Jorge Sedano (2007) (PP) | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 129.86 km2 (50.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 562 m (1,844 ft) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - Total | 61,698 | ||
| - Density | 475.1/km2 (1,230.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Demonym | Alcoyano, alcoyana | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 03801-03804 y 03818 | ||
| Official language(s) | Valencian | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Alcoy (in Spanish) or Alcoi (in Valencian) is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 129.9 km² and, according to 2006 estimates, a total population of 60,590 inhabitants, ranking as the 6th most populous city in the province. Serpis river crosses the municipal term of Alcoy.
Alcoy has an important industry related to textile, paper, food and metal. Furthermore, it has many factories which manufacture matches. Alcoy is the financial, commercial and cultural center in the surrounding area.
Many outdoors rock paintings exist in Alcoy, and there are some ruins of an Iberian settlement with fragments of Greco-Roman pottery.
Some buildings with artistic interest in the city are the Archeological Museum; the convent of Sant Agustí, reconstructed in the 18th century with paintings of the 16th century; and the Catholic church of Santa Maria, whose style is Valencian Baroque. The most important touristic celebration is Moros i Cristians, in April.
The local football club CD Alcoyano is famous across Spain for a proverbial match in which they were facing a very adverse score. When the referee was about to close, the Alcoyano players kept asking for more time to score back and reach a draw[1]. Thus the phrase tener más moral que el Alcoyano ("to have a greater morale than Alcoyano") ponders an undefatigable person.
References
- ^ Notas de fútbol: Tienes más moral que el Alcoyano
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- Alcoy Foto Pictures of Alcoy and La fiesta de moros y cristianos in Alcoy.
- Christians & Moors Festival Images and a video.
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