Traiguera

Traiguera is a town and municipality in the Baix Maestrat comarca, province of Castelló, Valencian Community, Spain. It is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.

Traiguera
Municipality
Coat of arms
Traiguera Location in Spain
Coordinates: 40°31′32″N 0°17′26″E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Castelló
Comarca	Plana Alta
Judicial district	Vinaròs
Area
• Total	59.8 km^2 (23.1 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,375
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Traiguerí, traiguerina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	12330
Official language(s)	Valencian

View of Traiguera from the east.

The town is located in a central position in the comarca, north of the Muntanyes de Cervera. The Serra de Sant Pere mountain range rises on the western side of Traiguera. This town was mentioned as part of Ilercavonia by Ptolemy.

Besides Mediterranean agriculture, mainly almonds, olives and oranges, the town has a traditional ceramic industry, much affected now by the current crisis.[2] The name of the place 'Traiguera' comes from Aegilops geniculata, a coarse cereal that was cultivated until the Middle Ages.[3]

One of the main tourist attractions is the Santuari de la Font de la Salut, located among mountains 2 km south of the town.

Villages

• Traiguera
• Font de la Salut
• Masia Avenc

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Paco González Ramírez - El País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca
3. Diccionari Alcover-Moll

External links

• Web oficial de l'Ajuntament de Traiguera
• Informació de Traiguera
• Imatge de Traiguera: Memòria visual del Segle XX
• País Valencià, poble a poble, comarca a comarca, de Paco González Ramírez, d'on se n'ha tret informació amb el seu consentiment.
• Institut Valencià d'Estadística.
• Portal de la Direcció General d'Administració Local de la Generalitat.