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Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
Daya Vieja
(
Spanish pronunciation:
[?da?a
?βjexa]
) is a
municipality
of the
Valencian Community
(
Spain
), situated in the south-east of the
Province of Alicante
, in the
comarca
of
Vega Baja del Segura
.
Geography
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Daya Vieja is situated on the western side of the Segura river, one kilometre (0.6 miles) from San Fulgencio. It is connected to
Guardamar del Segura
,
Dolores
and
Crevillente
by a four-lane highway.
It has boundaries with Daya Nueva, Dolores, Formentera del Segura and San Fulgencio.
History
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The area dates back to the 18th century when the Pinohermoso family obtained the land. Until 1707, Daya had been incorporated in
Orihuela
'county' and it did not fully lost ties to the city until 1833.
Together with Daya Nueva, it belonged to the Roca de Togores family and was split from Orihuela in 1791. This family sold local farming land in 1928 for 1,500,000
pesetas
(
€
9,000) to the Garcia Palmer and Garcia Castillo brothers, who divided it before selling it on to smaller proprietors.
Economy
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The main economic activity in Daya Vieja is farming irrigated fields, using water from channels originating at Alfeitami, the most frequently found crops are
artichokes
,
hemp
,
potatoes
and
corn
. Herds of sheep and pigs are also to be found.
Monuments and places of interest
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Fiestas
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- Patron Saints' Festivals: Celebrated on 8 September dedicated to Virgen de Monserrate.
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