Enguera

Enguera
Municipality
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Enguera Location in Spain
Coordinates:
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Canal de Navarrés
Judicial district	Xàtiva
Government
• Mayor	Santiago Arévalo Llácer (2007) (PP)
Area
• Total	241.8 km2 (93.4 sq mi)
Elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	5,900
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Enguerinos
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	46810
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Enguera (Valencian: Énguera) is a municipality in southwestern province of Valencia, Spain.

The local economy depends primarily on agriculture, and secondarily on industry and services. In recent years, agricultural crops, especially olives, have gained in importance, although the complementary or secondary component of agriculture is evident. Rural tourism, including camping, country homes, a hotel, and restaurants are gaining importance. Meanwhile, the once-flourishing industry that was an important part of the village economy at the end of the eighteenth century has faded almost to nothing. While many of Enguera's inhabitants work in industry, their jobs are in nearby towns.

The Sierra de Enguera is named after this town.

Main sights

• Late Renaissance church of St. Michael Archangel (16th-17th centuries). It houses a Gothic processional cross.
• Convent of Sts. Joseph and Anne (17th century)
• Hermitage of St. Anthony of Padua
• Archaeological Museum
• Museum of Fine Arts
• Ethnological Museum
• Museum of Agriculture
• Ruins of the Muslim Castle, destroyed in 1365

External links

• La sierra de Enguera
• ADENE (Associació en Defensa de la Natura d'Énguera)