- Alcoy (Spain)
infobox city spain
official_name=Alcoy/Alcoi
native_name=Alcoi
spanish_name=Alcoy
lat_long=coord|38|41|54|N|0|28|25|W|region:ES_type:city
time_zone=CET (GMT +1)
time_zone_summer=CEST (GMT +2)
native_language=Catalan
community=Valencian Community
community_link=Valencia (autonomous community)
province=Alicante
province_link=Alicante (province)
comarca=Alcoià
comarca_link=Alcoià
area=129.86
altitude=562
population=60,590
date-population=2006
density=467
date-density=2006Alcoy (in Spanish) or Alcoi (in Valencian) is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante,
Spain . It has an area of 129.9 km² and, according to 2006 estimates, a total population of 60,590 inhabitants, ranking as the 6th most populous city in the province.Serpis river crosses the municipal term of Alcoy.Alcoy has an important industry related to
textile ,paper ,food andmetal . Furthermore, it has many factories which manufacturematch es. Alcoy is the financial, commercial and cultural center in the surrounding area.Many outdoors
rock painting s exist in Alcoy, and there are some ruins of an Iberian settlement with fragments of Greco-Roman pottery.Some buildings with artistic interest in the city are the Archeological Museum; the
convent of "Sant Agustí", reconstructed in the 18th century with paintings of the 16th century; and theCatholic church of "Santa Maria", whose style is ValencianBaroque . The most important touristic celebration is "Moros i Cristians ", in April.The local football club
CD Alcoyano is famous across Spain for a proverbial match in which they were facing a very adverse score. When the referee was about to close, the Alcoyano players kept asking for more time to score back and reach a draw [ [http://www.notasdefutbol.com/archivos/2005/10/10-tienes-mas-moral-que-el-alcoy.php Notas de fútbol] : Tienes más moral que el Alcoyano] .Thus the phrase "tener más moral que el Alcoyano" ("to have a greater morale than Alcoyano") ponders an undefatigable person.Among the relevant "alcoyanos" (people from Alcoy) is
Carlos Carbonell Pascual the first Spanish Judo coach to be in charge of another's country judo team (Malta ) and also he is the first Spanish to be awarded as anElite Performance Judo Coach (Level 4).Singer
Camilo Sesto is a native ofAlcoy .References
External links
* [http://www.alcoyfoto.com/ Alcoy Foto] Pictures of Alcoy and "La fiesta de moros y cristianos" in Alcoy.
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