Cheste




Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain












































































Cheste
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Cheste
Coat of arms
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Cheste is located in Spain

Cheste

Cheste



Location in Spain

Coordinates: 39°28′47″N 0°41′4″W / 39.47972°N 0.68444°W / 39.47972; -0.68444Coordinates: 39°28′47″N 0°41′4″W / 39.47972°N 0.68444°W / 39.47972; -0.68444
Country
 Spain
Autonomous community
 Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Hoya de Buñol
Judicial district Chiva
Government

 • Alcalde
David Domenech Perez(2007)
Area

 • Total 71.40 km2 (27.57 sq mi)
Elevation

110 m (360 ft)
Population
(2008)

 • Total 8,127
 • Density 110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Chestano/a
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
46380
Official language(s) Spanish
Website Official website

Cheste (Valencian: Xest) is a municipality in the comarca of Hoya de Buñol in the Valencian Community, Spain, located 26 km from the capital Valencia.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Sport


  • 3 Bordering Localities


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


According to the Valencian historian Escolano, the first settlers of the region of Cheste were members of Iberian tribes belonging to the old Edetania. This view is supported by numerous remains, particularly those of El Castillarejo (Iberian ceramics and spear points from the Bronze Age).


The Cheste hoard, a cache of gold jewellery and silver coins, was discovered in the locality of La Safa in 1864. The presence of Carthaginian coinage issued by the Barcids alongside an early Roman denarius implies the hoard dates to around the time of the Second Punic War.[1][2]



Sport


About five kilometers to the east of the town is the "Circuit de Valencia", a motor sport race track which hosts the Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix since 1999.



Bordering Localities


Chiva, Gestalgar, Bugarra, Pedralba, Vilamarxant, Riba-roja de Túria, and Loriguilla



References




  1. ^ Crawford, Michael H. (2001). Roman Republican Coinage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 29. ISBN 9780521074926..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ van Alfen, Peter G.; Almagro-Gorbea, Martín; Ripollès, Pere Pau (2008). "A New Celtiberian Hacksilber Hoard, c. 200 BCE". American Journal of Numismatics. 20: 265–293. JSTOR 43580315.



External links



  • Official site

  • Photographs

  • Cheste on Google Maps

  • Cheste from the Valencian Agency of Tourism












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