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Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
Sax
Municipality
Castle of Sax.Castle of Sax.
Coat of arms of SaxCoat of arms
Sax is located in Province of AlicanteSaxSaxLocation in SpainShow map of Province of AlicanteSax is located in Valencian CommunitySaxSaxSax (Valencian Community)Show map of Valencian CommunitySax is located in SpainSaxSaxSax (Spain)Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 38°32′22″N 0°48′58″W / 38.53944°N 0.81611°W / 38.53944; -0.81611
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaAlt Vinalopó
Judicial districtVillena
Government
 • MayorLaura Estevan Antolín (PP)
Area
 • Total63.5 km (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation472 m (1,549 ft)
Population
 • Total9,771
 • Density150/km (400/sq mi)
DemonymSajeño
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code03630
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Sax (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaks], locally: [ˈsas]. Catalan: Saix [ˈsajʃ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Valencian Community.

Toponymy

The origin of the name Sax is uncertain, although it has been related to the Latin term saxum (rock), due to the pointed rocky mass on which its castle stands, and around which the town appeared. The term has also been related to the Segisa that Ptolemy located in Bastetania. It is possible that during the Roman period there was an establishment or inn in Sax next to the Via Augusta. The current pronunciation is /saks/ although traditionally it was /sax/, as confirmed by the gentilic name Sajeño.

History

There are archaeological findings in the area dating to the Bronze Age, as well as an Iberian necropolis and remains of Roman villas.

In the later stages of the Reconquista, Sax was at the focus of tensions between Castile and Aragon, since James I of Aragon conquered it from the Moors though it should have been reserved to Castile under the treaties of Tudilén and Cazorla.

Notable people

Main sights

  • Castle, one of three main fortress in the comarca together with those clnerthera of Villena and Biar. The base of one of the towers is perhaps Roman, while the other is of Moorish origin (10th–12th century)
  • Church of the Assumption (16th century)
  • Casa Fnek, a modern art museum located in an abandoned house

See also

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "Casa Fnek, Valencia".

External links


Municipalities of Alt Vinalopó
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Municipalities of the province of Alicante
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