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Riba-roja de Túria

Coordinates: 39°32′51″N 0°34′6″W / 39.54750°N 0.56833°W / 39.54750; -0.56833
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Riba-roja de Túria
Coat of arms of Riba-roja de Túria
Riba-roja de Túria is located in Spain
Riba-roja de Túria
Riba-roja de Túria
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°32′51″N 0°34′6″W / 39.54750°N 0.56833°W / 39.54750; -0.56833
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaCamp de Túria
Judicial districtLlíria
Government
 • AlcaldeFrancisco Tarazona Zaragozá (2007) (PP)
Area
 • Total57.5 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total21,992
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Riba-roger, Riba-rogera
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46190
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

Riba-roja de Túria (Spanish: Ribarroja del Turia) is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain. Its population is of 21 992 inhabitants (INE 2018).

Riba-roja is located to the side of the river Turia. It is also known of the archaeological sites of El Pla del Nadal. The site preserves part of a Visigothic building from the second half of the 7th century discovered in 1970 while carrying out agricultural activities. Roman and Byzantine archaeological artefacts facts have been found at the site, as well as Visigothic archaeological artefacts.[2]

Another site that can be found in this town is the archaeological site of Pallantia or Valencia la Vieja (València la Vella in Valencian), with code 46.11.214-007. Specialists have even dated the site to the Visigothic or late Roman period.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "PLA DE NADAL". www.tarraconensis.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  3. ^ "Nuevos hallazgos en la ciudad visigoda de Valencia «la Vella» (Riba-roja de Turia, Valencia)". icac.cat (in European Spanish). 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2024-04-21.