Valencia
(
Valencian
:
Valencia
) is the maist muckle ceety o the
Autonomous Commonty
o
Valencie
an the
third lairgest ceety
in
Spain
, wi a population o 809,267 in 2010. It is the
15t-maist populous municipality
in the
European Union
. Aboot 1,175,000 fowk live in the Valencia urban aurie an 1,705,742 in the Valencia metropolitan aurie.
It is integratit intae an industrial aurie on the
Costa del Azahar
. Its main festival, the
Falles
, is kent warldwide, while the traditional dish,
paella
, oreeginatit in the Valencie Community.
The ceety contains a dense monumental heritage, includin the
Llotja de la Seda
(
Warld Heritage Steid
syne 1996), but its laundmerk is undoubtitly the
Ceety o Airts an Sciences
, an
avant-garde
an futuristic museum complex.
The oreeginal
Laitin
name o the ceety wis
Valentia
(
Latin pronunciation:
[wa?lentia]
), meanin "strength", "valour", the ceety bein named for the Roman practice o recognizin the valour o umwhile Roman sodgers efter a war. The Roman historian
Titus Livius
(Livy) explains that the foondin o Valentia in the 2nt century BC wis due tae the settlin o the Roman sodgers who focht against Iberie local rebel,
Viriatus
.
Durin the rule o the Muslim Empires in Spain, it wis kent as
??????
(
Balansiyya
) in
Arabic
.
Bi regular
soond chynges
, this haes acome
Valencia
[ba?lenθja]
in
Castilian
an
Valencia
[va?lensia]
in
Valencie
(in Valencie the grave accent <e>
/?/
contrasts wi the acute accent <e>
/e/
, nivertheless the wird
Valencia
is an exception tae this rule which is spellt accordin tae
Catalan
etymology, tho it uises a pronunciation closer tae
Vulgar Laitin
).
Valencia is an aa famous for its fitbaa club
Valencia C.F.
, which wan the
Spainyie league
recently in 2002 an 2004 (in which year it an aw wan the
UEFA Cup
) an 6 times tot, an wis an aw a
UEFA Champions League
runner-up
in 2000 an 2001, it is ane o the maist famous
fitbaa clubs
in Spain an Internaitionally. Thair stadium is the
Estadio Mestalla
. Its ceety rival
Levante UD
an aw plays in the heichest diveesion efter gainin promotion twa years ago, thair stadium is
Estadi Ciutat de Valencia
. Frae the year 2011 thare will be a third team in the ceety,
Huracan Valencia
, who play thair gemmes in
Municipal de Manises
an play in the
Segunda Division B
.
Ance a year the European
Formula Ane
Grand Prix takes place in Valencia Street Circuit. Furthermair, the motorcycle Grand Prix runnin, the shaw jumpin tournament o the warldwide champions’ tour, an ATP 500 tennis tournament, or the DTM can be visitit in Valencia.
- Ciutat Vella: La Seu, La Xerea, El Carmen, El Pilar, El Mercado, San Francisco.
- Extensio: Russafa, El Pla del Remei, Gran Via.
- Extramurs: El Botanic, La Roqueta, La Pechina, Arrancapins.
- Campanar: Campanar, Les Tendetes, El Calvari, Sant Pau.
- La Saidia: Marxalenes, Morvedre, Trinitat, Tormos, Sant Antoni.
- Pla del Real: Exposicio, Mestalla, Jaume Roig, Ciutat Universitaria
- Olivereta: Nou Moles, Soternes, Tres Forques, La Fontsanta, La Luz.
- Patraix:
Patraix
, Sant Isidre, Vara de Quart, Safranar, Favara.
- Jesus: La Raiosa, L'Hort de Senabre, The Covered Cross, Saint Marcelino, Real Way.
- Quatre Carreres: Montolivet, En Corts, Malilla,
La Font de Sant Lluis
, Na Rovella, La Punta,
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciencies
.
- Poblats Maritims: El Grau, El
Cabanyal
, El Canyameral, La Malva-Rosa, Betero, Nazaret.
- Camins del Grau: Aiora, Albors, Creu del Grau, Cami Fondo, Penya-Roja.
- Algiros: Illa Perduda, Ciutat Jardi, Amistat, Vega Baixa, la Carrasca.
- Benimaclet:
Benimaclet
, Cami de Vera.
- Rascanya: Orriols, Torrefiel, Sant Llorenc.
- Benicalap: Benicalap, Ciutat Fallera.
- Pobles del Nord: Benifaraig, Poble Nou, Carpesa, Cases de Barcena, Mauella, Massarrojos, Borboto.
- Pobles de l'Oest: Benimamet, Beniferri.
- Pobles del Sud: Forn d'Alcedo, Castellar-l'Oliveral, Pinedo, el Saler, el Palmar, el Perellonet, la Torre
Twin touns - Sister ceeties
[
eedit
|
eedit soorce
]
Valencia is
twinned
wi:
- Mainz
, Germany, syne 4 August 1978
- Bologna
, Italy, syne 29 Juin 1979
- Veracruz
, Mexico, syne 26 September 1984
- Sacramento
, Unitit States, syne 29 Juin 1989
- Valencia
, Venezuela, syne 20 Mairch 1982
- Odessa
, Ukraine, syne 13 Mey 1982
- Burgos
, Spain
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