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Coat of arms of Bellreguard
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Bellreguard is located in Spain
Bellreguard
Bellreguard
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Safor
Judicial district Gandia
Area
 • Total 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 • Total KIDDLE_IB
Demonym(s) Bellreguardí, bellreguardina
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46713
Official language(s) Valencian

Bellreguard (Valencian pronunciation: [ˌbeʎreˈɣwaɾt]) is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Bellreguard is a small village of just over 4,000 inhabitants located in the southeast of Valencia province, in the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

The local festivals are celebrated in September and the Moros i Cristians (Moors and Christians) parade is the most notable.

More information about this village can be found in Spanish and Valencian in the website of the Town Hall.

Notable people

  • Salvador Canet García, cyclist
  • Joan Pellicer i Bataller, ethnobotanist; "fill predilecte de Bellreguard"
  • Vicent Savall Vidal, singer
  • Joan Benlloch i Vivó, cardinal, Bishop of Urgell, Archbishop of Burgos; "fill adoptiu i predilecte de Bellreguard"
  • Ferran Cremades, writer
Panorama Bellreguard
Panorama from Platja de Bellreguard into the direction of the interior of the country

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Bellreguart para niños

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