Puerto de Sagunto (Spanish name; Catalan: Port de Sagunt) is a Spanish locality pertaining to Sagunto (Valencian Community, Spain), which is located at the mouth of the Palancia river and in the north of the province of Valencia. It is the largest urban nucleus in Camp de Morvedre, with 44,428 inhabitants (2019).
Puerto de Sagunto
Port de Sagunt | |
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Urban nucleus, locality | |
 Skyline view of Puerto de Sagunto | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Puerto de Sagunto Puerto de Sagunto (province of Valencia)  Puerto de Sagunto Puerto de Sagunto (Valencian Community)  Puerto de Sagunto Puerto de Sagunto (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′35″N 0°16′24″W / 39.67639°N 0.27333°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Camp de Morvedre |
| Municipality | Sagunto |
| Government | |
| • Body | Ayuntamiento de Sagunto |
| • Mayor | Darío Moreno Lerga (2019-) (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Website | aytosagunto |
Geography edit
Located 4 km east-southeast of the old town of Sagunto, it includes the central eastern part of the municipal area, from Av. Ramón y Cajal to the coast.[1] To the north, it borders the municipality of Canet d'en Berenguer and is located to the west of the Mediterranean Sea.
History edit
It owes its name to the locality's port, from which the industrial and commercial activity developed, which is maintained today. Already during the last third of the 20th century, the operation of the integral steel plant in Sagunto, managed by Altos Hornos del Mediterráneo (1971-1984), was key to its growth, as well as the tourist attraction of the beach of Puerto de Sagunto.[2]
In 2017 the City Council of Sagunto, the Generalitat Valenciana and the Port Authority of Valencia agreed to build a branch of the CV-309 to provide new access to Puerto de Sagunto.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Pavelló Poliesportiu Internucli, Port de Sagunt". Ayuntamiento de Sagunto (in Catalan). Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ "Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana: Alts Forns del Mediterrani SA". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ "La Generalitat Valenciana desbloquea la mejora de los accesos a Parc Sagunt". El Vigia (in Spanish). 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2017-11-10.