El Fondó de les Neus
(Redirected from Hondón de las Nieves)
el Fondó de les Neus | |
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el Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves | |
Coordinates: 38°18′29″N 0°51′14″W / 38.30806°N 0.85389°W | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
Province | Alacant |
Comarca | Vinalopó Mitjà |
Judicial district | Novelda |
Government | |
• Major | Victoriano Sánchez Botella (PP) |
Area | |
• Total | 68.80 km2 (26.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 2,474 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Demonym | Fondoners |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 03688 |
Official language(s) | Valencian |
Website | Official website |
El Fondó de les Neus (Valencian pronunciation: [fonˈdo ðe lez ˈnɛws]; Spanish: Hondón de las Nieves [onˈdon de las ˈnjeβes]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà in the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.
It is a small village, inland, west of the Alicante province. Its nearest city is Elche to the south east or Crevillente. The name literally means "Gorge of the Snow", a reference to the village's patron "The Virgin of the Snow". This effigy and the church is at the heart of village life.
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- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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