L'Énova
Coat of arms of L'Énova
L'Énova is located in Spain
L'Énova
L'Énova
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°2′40″N 0°28′56″W / 39.04444°N 0.48222°W / 39.04444; -0.48222
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaRibera Alta
Judicial districtAlzira
Government
  AlcaldeTomás Giner Esparza (PSPV-PSOE)
Area
  Total7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total903
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46669
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

L'Énova (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈlenova]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain. In 2021, the name was changed from L'Ènova, in order to reflect the current pronunciation.[2]

Main sights

  • Villa romana: Roman villa, dating from the 2nd century. The site corresponds to a Roman villa belonging to a patrician noble man, Publius Cornelius lunianus, and has an area of about 2600 m2. The excavations have brought various mosaics, domestic baths, a private temple with a sculpture, the sepulchral inscription of a Roman freedman, marble, coins, glass and much pottery remain. The remains revealed that the village consisted on an arcaded courtyard, rich architectural elements (rooms covered by marble, terracotta floor, sculptures.) thermal baths and a temple.[3]
  • Cantera Romana: Dated from the 1st and 2nd centuries, it is located about 500 meters from the villa. Placed in “La Partida dels Francs”, the quarry was made by different arms by which the marble was extracted. It has been found a quarry in the chapel, it is carved into the rock and an iron wedge of about 20 cm in length, the unique in the Iberian Peninsula. Some ceramic remains and card marks in the stone have also been found.

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Fandos, Pascual (12 February 2021). "L'Ènova pasa a ser L'Énova". Levante-EMV (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. "Cultural Heritage Study" (PDF). www.programmemed.eu.


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