Almussafes

Almussafes (Spanish: Almusafes) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Baixa in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Almussafes
Municipality
Almussafes town hall
Coat of arms
Almussafes Location in Spain
Coordinates: 39°17′25″N 0°24′53″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Valencia
Comarca	Ribera Baixa
Judicial district	Carlet
Government
• Mayor	Toni González (2015) (PSOE)
Area
• Total	10.77 km^2 (4.16 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	8,932
• Density	830/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Almussafenc, almussafenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	46440
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

History

Almussafes was originally a Muslim hamlet, consisting of several farmhouses and a tower. There was a customs office there (in Arabic Mazaf (مصاف), from which the name of the town comes: Almazaf) to collect the transit rights of the merchandise entering and leaving the neighboring city of Valencia.[2] In 1672, it was separated from the Benifaió municipality.

Facilities

The town of Almussafes is host for an important factory of the Ford Motor Company.

Gallery

• 
  Racef Tower, (Racef (رصيف) means "sidewalk")) built between the 9th and 12th centuries.
• 
  Church of San Bartolomé.

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. "Torre Racef" (in Spanish). 14 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010.