Pinar de Campoverde

Spanish city
native_name = Pinar de Campoverde
spanish_name = El Pinar de Campoverde
nickname = La Colonia Guiri
city_motto = Mar y Montaña
city_motto_means = Sea and Mountains
image_coat_of_arms = Escudo_de_Pilar_de_la_Horadada_2007.jpg
image_coat_of_arms_size = 70px


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lat_long = coord|37|54|N|0|50.5|W
time_zone = CET (UTC+1)
time_zone_summer = CEST (UTC+2)


native_language = Spanish
founded = Early 20th century
community = Comunidad Valenciana
community_link = Valencia (autonomous community)
province = Alicante
province_link = Alicante
comarca = Vega Baja del Segura
comarca_link = Vega Baja del Segura
mayor = José Fidel Ros Samper
political_party = PP
political_party_link = People's Party (Spain)
area =
altitude = 160
population = 3000
date-population = 2006
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website = http://www.pilardelahoradada.org
postal_code = 03191
area_code = 96 676 xx xx

Pinar de Campoverde ("Pine Forest in/of the Green Field" literally) is a small village located at the foot of the Sierra de Escalona mountain range, nine kilometres from Pilar de la Horadada borough council, in the province of Alicante, Spain. The town has around 3000 inhabitants and is ten kilometres from the Mediterranean coastline.

History

The town has only developed since the mid 1980s when many British, German, French and Scandinavian expatriates settled in villas. Originally, the area had been a large pine forest, next to the Río Seco river and had little agricultural importance until much of the wooded area was cleared for orange and lemon groves. The name "Pinar de Campoverde" or "Pinar de Campo Verde" derives from the fact that the area was once pine woodland ("Pinar") and its impression on its first residents was a 'green field' ("Campo Verde")

Population and Area

Since the recent advent of tourism, the majority of the population are expatriates, mainly from the United Kingdom and Germany. The traditional centre of the town is based on the two kilometre long "Avenida del Pino" which runs from the main Pilar de la Horadada-Orihuela road to the municipal sports fields ("Polideportivo") at the Río Seco. This strip has numerous bars and restaurants, a municipal swimming pool, estate agents and shops. The 'New' area, located to the west of the village has been in construction since the late nineties and is almost exclusively inhabited by foreigners (although a few Spanish families do live amongst them).

Trivia

*Every street and avenue in the village takes its name from a plant, herb or horticultural zone. Examples include "Calle Bosque" (Forest Street), "Calle Lavanda" (Lavander Street), "Calle Meloncotonero" (Peach Tree Street) and "Calle Abedul" (Birch Street).

External links

* [http://www.pilardelahoradada.org Pilar de la Horadada Town Hall]