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[[Image:Alcoi_1925.JPG|325px|thumb|Panoramic photograph of Alcoy taken in 1925.]] |
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'''Alcoy''' or '''Alcoi''' (in [[Valencian|Valencian]]) is a city located in the province of [[Alicante (province)|Alicante]], [[Spain]]. It has an area of 129.9 km<sup>2</sup> and, according to the 2003 census, a total population of 60,465 inhabitants, ranking as the 6th most populous city in the province. [[Serpis]] river crosses the municipal term of Alcoy. |
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Alcoy has an important industry related to [[textile]], [[paper]], [[food]] and [[metal]]. Furthermore, it has many factories which manufacture [[match]]es. Alcoy is the financial, commercial and cultural center in the surrounding area. |
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Many outdoors [[rock painting]]s exist in Alcoy, and there are some ruins of an [[Iberian]] settlement with fragments of [[Greeks|Greco]]-[[Ancient Rome|Roman]] pottery. |
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Some buildings with artistic interest in the city are the Archeological Museum; the [[convent]] of ''San Agustín'', reconstructed in the 18th century with paintings of the 16th century; and the [[Catholic]] church of ''Santa María'', whose style is Valencian [[Baroque]]. The most important touristic celebration is ''[[Moros y Cristianos]]'', in April. |
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Revision as of 08:02, 27 October 2005
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