Ontinyent
Ontinyent
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Ontinyent Location in Spain Ontinyent Ontinyent (Valencian Community) Ontinyent Ontinyent (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′20″N 0°36′26″W / 38.82222°N 0.60722°W | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Valencian Community |
| Province | Valencia |
| Comarca | Vall d'Albaida |
| Judicial district | Ontinyent |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde (Mayor) | Jorge Rodríguez Gramage (2011) (PSPV-PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 125.43 km2 (48.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01) | |
• Total | 37,012 |
| • Density | 295.08/km2 (764.26/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | ontinyentí, -ina (Val.) ontiñentino/a, also onteniense (Sp.) |
| Official language(s) | |
| Linguistic area | Valencian |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 46870 |
| Website | Official website |
Ontinyent, also known as Onteniente, is a town and municipality in the comarca of Vall d'Albaida, Valencian Community, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Clarià River, a tributary of the Xúquer, and on the Xàtiva–Alcoi railway. Ontinyent is near the Serra de Mariola Natural Park.
Ontinyent is a historic city featuring many baroque churches, aristocratic mansions, city walls, the palace of the Dukes of Almodòver and a 16th century bridge alongside newer apartment buildings and modern retail. The city has been known for its production of cloth, paper, brandy, furniture and earthenware as well as its trade in cereals, wine, almonds and olive oil.
Juan Roig, Spanish billionaire and president of Mercadona, went to school in Ontinyent.