Carlet | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 39°13′35″N 0°31′16″W / 39.22639°N 0.52111°W / 39.22639; -0.52111 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Ribera Alta |
| Judicial district | Carlet |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Dolores I. Navarro Lacuesta (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 15.740 (2,020) |
| • Density | 0.345/km2 (0.894/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Carletí, carletina |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46240 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
Carlet is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera Alta in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Main sights
Hermitage of San Bernat is a chapel built above the Muslim king's palace who tortured his son Bernardo and his two daughters, María and Gracia, for having converted to Christianity. It is a building of a centralized floor formed by a double structure, created by an outer heptagon that involves the interior and circular floor. Above the interior zone is a dome with Arabic tiles in blue, characteristic of the Valencian domes.1
References
References
- MANCOMUNITAT DE LA RIBERA ALTA (Cultural Heritage Poles Study) (2012-03-20). "CHORD – Cultural Heritage: Exploiting Opportunities for Rural Development" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-09.