Place:San Vicente del Raspeig, Alicante, Valencia, Spain

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NameSan Vicente del Raspeig
Alt namesSant Vicent del Raspeigsource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Located inAlicante, Valencia, Spain


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San Vicente del Raspeig (Spanish) or Sant Vicent del Raspeig (Valencian), or simply San Vicente / Sant Vicent, is a municipality located in the comarca of Alacantí, in the province of Alicante, Spain, inside the conurbation of Alicante city (6 km away and perfectly communicated).

It has an area of 40.5 km² and according to the 2007 census, a total population of 55.434 inhabitants, with a large student population because it contains part of the University of Alicante (Universitat d'Alacant), a major educational institution.

The town was founded in 1836 with the motto sequet però sanet ("dry but healthy"), but it was not considered a municipality until 1848.

There are two important festivals every year: the Bonfires called Fogueres de Sant Vicent taking place during Summer, and the festival of Moors and Christians during Spring.

The city has many quarries of limestone that enable the existence of cement factories.

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