Benicarló

Church of Sant Bartolomeu.

Coat of arms

Location in Spain

Coordinates: 40°25′N 0°25′E / 40.417°N 0.417°E

Country

Spain

Government

• Mayor

Marcelino Domingo Pruñonosa (PP)

Area

• Total

47.9 km² (18.5 sq mi)

Elevation

21 m (69 ft)

Population (2009)

• Total

26,655

• Density

560/km² (1,400/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Benicarlando

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

12580

Website

Barco pesquero, costa mediterránea de Benicarló-Peñiscola

Benicarló (Valencian pronunciation: [benikaɾˈlo]) is a city and municipality in the north of the province of Castelló, part of the Valencian Community, in the Mediterranean Coast between the cities of Vinaròs and Peníscola, not too far south from the Ebre River.

Tourism, agriculture and some manufacturing are the major industries. Benicarló is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.

Benicarló is served by a train station in the Valencia-Barcelona line, and is connected by road through the A7 Highway.

Main sights

Chapel of Cristo del Mar
Parish church of Sant Bartolomeu (18th century). It has a Baroque façade, an octagonal bell tower and a dome over the transept. The interior, on a single nave, houses a retablo attributed to Vicente Juan Masip.
Convent of St. Francis (1578)
Hermitage of St. Gregory, located c. 2 km outside the city.

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Twin towns

Iglesia parroquial de San Bartolomé, Benicarló
Puerto Deportivo Marina Benicarló, puerto naútico
Port esportiu de Benicarló
Capillas laterales de la iglesia de San Bartolomé, Benicarló
Ladispoli, Italy

Municipalities of Baix Maestrat

Alcalà de Xivert Benicarló Càlig Canet lo Roig Castell de Cabres Cervera del Maestre La Jana Peníscola/Peñíscola La Pobla de Benifassà Rossell La Salzadella San Rafael del Río Sant Jordi/San Jorge Sant Mateu Santa Magdalena de Polpís Traiguera Vinaròs Xert/Chert

Municipalities of the province of Castellón

Aín Albocàsser Alcalà de Xivert Alcúdia de Veo Alfondeguilla Algimia de Almonacid Almassora Almedíjar Almenara Alquerías del Niño Perdido Altura Arañuel Ares del Maestrat Argelita Artana Atzeneta del Maestrat Ayódar Azuébar Barracas Bejís Benafer Benafigos Benassal Benicarló Benicàssim Benlloch Betxí Borriol Borriana Cabanes Canet lo Roig Castell de Cabres Castellfort Castellnovo Castellón de la Plana Castillo de Villamalefa Catí Caudiel Cervera del Maestre Chilches Chodos Chóvar Cinctorres Cirat Cortes de Arenoso Costur Culla Càlig El Toro Eslida Espadilla Fanzara Figueroles Forcall Fuente la Reina Fuentes de Ayódar Gaibiel Geldo Herbés Higueras Jérica La Jana L'Alcora La Llosa La Mata de Morella La Pobla de Benifassà La Pobla Tornesa La Salzadella La Serra d'en Galceran La Torre d'En Besora La Vall d'Uixó La Vilavella Les Coves de Vinromà Lucena del Cid Ludiente Matet Moncofa Montanejos Montán Morella Navajas Nules Olocau del Rey Onda Orpesa Palanques Pavías Peníscola Pina de Montalgrao Portell de Morella Puebla de Arenoso Ribesalbes Rossell Sacañet San Jorge Sant Mateu San Rafael del Río Santa Magdalena de Pulpis Sant Joan de Moró Sarratella Segorbe Soneja Sot de Ferrer Sueras Tales Teresa Tírig Todolella Toga Torás Torralba del Pinar Torreblanca Torrechiva Torre Endoménech Traiguera Les Useres Vallat Vall d'Alba Vall de Almonacid Vallibona Vilafamés Vilanova d'Alcolea Vilar de Canes Villafranca del Cid Villahermosa del Río Villamalur Villanueva de Viver Vila-real Villores Vinaròs Vistabella del Maestrazgo Viver Xert Zorita del Maestrazgo Zucaina

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