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28-416: The flag of San Adrian has the following description: rectangular cloth with sides in a ratio of 2:3. Red, with the coat of arms of San Adrian in the center. The coat of arms of San Adrian has the following emblem: Red shield and a golden palm ending in a fleur-de-lis of the same metal added at its base, an eight-point star and a rotated, silver crescent and above those, two castles with two golden towers and

56-423: A bridge which joins it with Calahorra . Its municipal territory has a surface area of 20.91 kilometers squared and is bordered to the north by the province of Andosilla, to the south by the town of Azagra , to the east by the town of Peralta , and to the west by the autonomous community of La Rioja. It is located 75 kilometers from the capital of the community, Pamplona . The town is located between two rivers,

84-466: A fortress here. The town emerged from an initial building that, according to evidence, was a monastery in honor of Saint Adrian. This monastery later became a parochial church. In this building, relics were collected that, according to legend, Queen Urraca donated to her abbot after recovering her eyesight by praying with great devotion to the saint. This legend gave rise to the patron festivals of Saint Adrian, called “las fiestas de las Santas Reliquias” or

112-449: A relationship with the village's Zalduendo de Caparroso family, which came to possess such goods as the poetry of the marquess. Joaquin de Marichalar was the person who, from the palace that bore his name, administered the goods of Zalduendo. The current population of San Adrian is distributed across the plain around the new church inaugurated in 1968. The municipality is currently an industrial complex important to La Ribera of Navarre which

140-585: A window filled with blue. The palm is a reminder of the ancient name of the village, which was San Adrian de las Palmas, or Saint Adrian of the Palms. San Adrian is located in the southeastern part of Navarre, in Ribera Alta , one of the sub-zones of Navarre . San Adrian is on the left bank of the Ebro River , forming a border with another autonomous community, La Rioja , which it is connected to through

168-606: Is a comarca in the province of Valencia , Valencian Community , Spain . The Xúquer , the largest river of the Valencian Community , is most characteristic of the Ribera Alta, bringing water from the basin to fertilise this plain, situated to the south of the Valencia . The economy of this predominantly agricultural region is based primarily upon the orange harvest, a crop which has been cultivated since

196-499: Is made up of two subcomarques: Foia de Castalla and Valls d'Alcoi. Historical comarques refer to former comarques that are no longer extant. Some historical comarques of the Valencian Community are now part of other comarques in the new territorial demarcation, such as Tinença de Benifassà and Ports de Morella . Before 2021, Horta Oest was a formerly a comarca, when it was mostly annexed by Horta Sud with

224-635: The "golden apples" might have actually been oranges , a fruit unknown to Europe before the Middle Ages . Several scholars defend that the etymology of the word comes from the Sanskrit term narang and the Persian word narensh. When Arabs brought orange farming to the Iberian Peninsula , they called the fruits naranjah. The Region of Valencia maintained the orange-farming tradition after

252-423: The 18th century. From its rich historical and artistic heritage, the most noteworthy of all of the region’s treasures are the towns of La Pobla Llarga , Carcaixent and Alzira . These, alongside a rich and varied gastronomy and an extensive festival calendar, make this region, which is still virtually untouched by tourists, a very attractive area in which to spend time. The gastronomy of the Ribera Alta is, like

280-471: The Arabic period, with references to orange trees in the city of Valencia dating back to the 14th century. In fact, there is an Orange Courtyard inside Valencia’s 15th century Silk Exchange market ( La Llotja de la Seda ) , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The first references to commercial orange plantations date back to the 18th century. At present, there are approximately 150,000 hectares of orange groves in

308-521: The Ebro and its tributary the Ega (which is why its inhabitants are known as “aguachinaos,” or “the flooded”). Wide bands of flood plains stretch between these two rivers. A network of canals and irrigation channels distributes water for irrigation while the little dry land that exists is used primarily for growing asparagus. The climate is temperate, with characteristics of the continental Mediterranean climate of

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336-632: The Far East to the European continent , reaching Spain , through Valencia , and spreading throughout the rest of the world. In Greek mythology the Garden of the Hesperides is a mythological grove where apples grew tended to by nymphs and a dragon. Hercules , the hero of classical literature, killed the guardian, entered the garden and plucked those golden apples –In later years it was thought that

364-743: The Valencian Community The comarques of the Valencian Community form an intermediate level of administrative subdivision between municipalities and provinces . They are used as a basis for the provision of local services by the Generalitat Valenciana , but do not have any representative or executive bodies of their own. In 1987, the Generalitat Valenciana published an official proposal for Homologated Territorial Demarcations, Demarcacions Territorials Homologades (DTH), of three degrees, where

392-424: The Valencian Community producing orange and mandarin varieties including satsumas, clementines, navel oranges, common oranges, blood oranges, and hybrids, as the most important specimens Ribera Alta has a long orange farming tradition. The economy and population boomed in the area in the 18th century, and Ribera Alta profited from an expansion that also affected a sector as important as agriculture. Orange farming

420-493: The festivals of the Holy Relics, which are celebrated July 24. After the eruption of liberalism in the 19th century, the marquisate ceased to have importance. In an economic aspect, however, its impact was notable until the 20th century, when the family owned the central electric and some 50 properties. Their administrator, Fructoso Muerza, rented the properties to peasants in the village. He had both an economic presence and

448-525: The first degree largely coincides with the territorial concept of comarca . Until now, the practice of these demarcations has been limited as a reference to the administrative decentralisation of the different services offered by the Generalitat, such as education, health, or agriculture. In fact, there is no legal provision for these DTHs to ultimately have the intended “territorial impact”, that is, comarca-level political or administrative bodies. Instead,

476-525: The first municipal elections after the reinstatement of democracy in Spain in 1979. The electoral census is composed of residents over 18 years old who are registered as residents of the municipality or are already of Spanish or another EU member country's nationality. According to the Organic Law of General Electoral Regimes, which established the number of city councilors eligible to serve the population of

504-400: The municipality, the city council is composed of 13 councilors. The headquarters of the city council of San Adrian are located at 7 Navarre Avenue. 42°20′01″N 1°56′07″W  /  42.333611°N 1.935278°W  / 42.333611; -1.935278 Ribera Alta (comarca) Ribera Alta ( Valencian: [riˈbeɾa ˈalta] ; Spanish: [riˈβeɾa ˈalta] )

532-610: The northern half of Spain. Infrequently, however, the area reaches climate extremes, including freezes and temperatures which can drop to -6 °C (around 21 °F) in winter and even spring. In the summer, high temperatures can reach 38 °C, approximately 100 °F, in the shade. The dominant winds are the Bochorno (hot) and the Cierzo (cold). It is believed that the Romans who passed through this land for military strategy built

560-624: The popular la Muixeranga. These festivals have been officially declared of tourist interest and precede the Semana de Bous (Week of the Bulls), which takes place in the interesting bullring, which unusually, is rectangular-shaped. The orange is the fruit of the citrus sinensis or aurantium, a tree that first appeared in China and other southern areas of the Asian continent. The fruit made its way from

588-454: The powers shared between several municipalities are being articulated through mancomunitats , or commonwealths. Article 65 of the 2006 Statute of Autonomy provides the first legislative foundation for the comarques . As of 2021, there are thirty-three comarques (including the city of Valencia ). Some comarques are made up of two or more subcomarques . Most of them correspond with local geographical features. For instance, Alcoià

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616-467: The region. The desserts consist of a rich and varied range of sweetbreads and cakes, the most noteworthy of which include arnadí de carabassa, pastissets de moniato, panquemados from Alberic or fougasses, made of sugar and flour, not to mention honey from Montroy, all to be taken with the excellent Moscatel and Malvazia wines from Montserrat and Turis . The Ribera Alta is an excellent festive region, with annual fiestas taking place in each and every one of

644-428: The rest of Valencia, rich in rice dishes. Here the specialties include the well-known food of the fens such as dry rice dishes and stews cooked on an open fire or in the heat of clay ovens. Dishes such as all ipebre (potatoes and eels), espardenyà (potatoes, eels, rabbit and eggs), as well as the universally known Valencian paella , provide a diverse culinary offering which can be tasted in the many bars and restaurants of

672-435: The village of Carcaixent , or the festival of Mare de Déu de la Salut in the village of Algemesí on September, and which has taken place for over 800 years. La Mare de Déu de la Salut Festival takes place in the historical parts of the city of Algemesí on 7 and 8 September each year. Here the music of the dolçaina i tabalet , a type of flute, accompanies the traditional dances of la carxofa, elsarquets, les pastoretes and

700-480: The villages and towns, most notably the popular religious festivities and celebrationsheld in the summer months. Some of the most outstanding fiestas are the Falles of Saint Joseph , where statues are erected and then burnt in many villages in the middle of March, les Danses de Guadassuar , held in the last week of August, the festivals of Mare de déu delLluch in the village of Alzira and Mare de Déu d’Aigües Vives in

728-424: The whole of the Ribera Alta area. In the early 19th century, orange trees gradually started to replace other crops, such as rice , cereal and mulberries , taking over as the main local crop. Wholesale exports of oranges commenced in this century, fuelled by the arrival of the railway. 39°12′09″N 0°32′33″W  /  39.2025°N 0.5424°W  / 39.2025; -0.5424 Comarques of

756-503: Was introduced in this context. According to the historical records, in 1781 priest Vicente Monzó, notary Maseres and pharmacist Bodí, planted the first fields of orange trees in Carcaixent . The trees thrived in the land, favoured by the benign Mediterranean climate , and adapted perfectly to Valencian soil both on rain-fed farmland and irrigated land fed by river Xúquer, whose extensive irrigation channel distributed fertile water around

784-565: Was started at the beginning of the 20th century and consolidated starting 1920. The continuous population growth derived from this strong industry in San Adrian allowed the city to surpass the population of Lodosa in the 1960s, displacing this municipality as the most populated locality that La Ribera has ever boasted. The political administration is carried out through a city council which is democratically managed. Its members are elected every four years by universal voting and have been since

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