Els Poblets
Encyclopedia
Els Poblets also known as Setla, Mira-rosa i Miraflor, is a municipality in the Valencian Community
, Spain
. It is situated in the north of the province of Alicante. The population is 3,708 (INE 2007).
The municipality is bordered by Denia
and El Verger
.
The average temperature ranges from 11 degrees in January to 25 in July, the average rainfall is 600 mm a year.
, there are remains of older populations. In the Roman site of Almadrava several houses belonging to a pottery were found, along with clay deposits, workshops and rooms for the workers.
Towards the 16th century Miraflor was owned by the lords of Perpignan. It subsequently became the home of the Cardona noblemen. It was a place inhabited by morisco
s, which in 1609 had a total of 85 houses, after their expulsion a repopulation with people from Mallorca was carried out.
Mira-rosa and Miraflor merged into one single municipality in 1971. On November 25 of 1991, by Decree 216/91 of the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana, it was agreed to change the name of the town to Els Poblets, as it was popularly known.
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
, Spain
Spain
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. It is situated in the north of the province of Alicante. The population is 3,708 (INE 2007).
Geography
Els Poblets is located in a plain formed by alluvial soils of the Girona river. It spans about 1 km of coastline on the Mediterranean and contains the beach of Almadraba.The municipality is bordered by Denia
Dénia
Dénia is a city in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia, the judicial seat of the comarca of Marina Alta...
and El Verger
El Verger
El Verger is a town of 4,839 inhabitants situated 3 kilometres from the Mediterranean sea and 8 kilometres from Dénia, in the Comarca of Marina Alta, Land of Valencia, Spain. The main attractions are the Main Street, two medieval towers, a neoclassical church and a safari park...
.
The average temperature ranges from 11 degrees in January to 25 in July, the average rainfall is 600 mm a year.
History
Although Els Poblets has its origin in an old farm founded after the Muslim conquest, which was later incorporated into the Christian domain of DéniaDénia
Dénia is a city in the province of Alicante, Spain, on the Costa Blanca halfway between Alicante and Valencia, the judicial seat of the comarca of Marina Alta...
, there are remains of older populations. In the Roman site of Almadrava several houses belonging to a pottery were found, along with clay deposits, workshops and rooms for the workers.
Towards the 16th century Miraflor was owned by the lords of Perpignan. It subsequently became the home of the Cardona noblemen. It was a place inhabited by morisco
Morisco
Moriscos or Mouriscos , meaning "Moorish", were the converted Christian inhabitants of Spain and Portugal of Muslim heritage. Over time the term was used in a pejorative sense applied to those nominal Catholics who were suspected of secretly practicing Islam.-Demographics:By the beginning of the...
s, which in 1609 had a total of 85 houses, after their expulsion a repopulation with people from Mallorca was carried out.
Mira-rosa and Miraflor merged into one single municipality in 1971. On November 25 of 1991, by Decree 216/91 of the Council of the Generalitat Valenciana, it was agreed to change the name of the town to Els Poblets, as it was popularly known.