Carlet

Carlet
Carlet
Location of Carlet in the Province of Valencia
Carlet
Location of Carlet in the Valencian Community
Carlet
Location of Carlet in Spain
Coordinates: 39°13′35″N 0°31′16″W / 39.22639°N 0.52111°W / 39.22639; -0.52111
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceValencia
ComarcaRibera Alta
Judicial districtCarlet
Government
 • AlcaldeDolores I. Navarro Lacuesta (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
15.740 (2,020)
Demonym(s)Carletí, carletina
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46240
Official language(s)Valencian
WebsiteOfficial website

Carlet is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Main sights

Hermitage of San Bernat is a chapel built above the Muslim king's palace who tortured his son Bernardo and his two daughters, María and Gracia, for having converted to Christianity. It is a building of a centralized floor formed by a double structure, created by an outer heptagon that involves the interior and circular floor. Above the interior zone is a dome with Arabic tiles in blue, characteristic of the Valencian domes.[1]

References

  1. ^ MANCOMUNITAT DE LA RIBERA ALTA (Cultural Heritage Poles Study) (2012-03-20). "CHORD – Cultural Heritage: Exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-09.
  • Media related to Carlet at Wikimedia Commons