Zarra | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Spain |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Valencia |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Valle de Ayora Cofrentes |
Subdivision Type4: | Judicial district |
Subdivision Name4: | Requena |
Coordinates: | 39.0917°N -1.0767°W |
Elevation M: | 605 |
Area Total Km2: | 49.72 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 615 |
Population Demonym: | Zarrino/a |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
Blank Info Sec1: | Spanish |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 46621 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Raúl Martínez Martínez |
Leader Party: | PSOE |
Zarra is a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain,[2] the smallest of the seven villages that make up the comarca of Valle de Cofrentes.
The name is of Iberian origin and means "the old".
The village contains a church dating back to the 18th century and a free standing clock tower built in 1880. The majority of the houses date back 400 years.
During the Moorish occupation of Spain a castle was built, but no remains exist today and the exact site is somewhat of a mystery. The village was reconquered by the Spanish in 1249 and incorporated into Valencia in 1281. Modern day Zarra dates from around 1600.
The village has a population of around 500, recent population increases being mainly due to the British influx into the village and surrounding area.
Zarra boasts three fiestas a year, marking the beginning of the fiestas within the valley. The first being San Anton (January), Santa Ana (July) and the main yearly "bull" fiesta (late July/August).
The main industry for the village is agriculture, in particular the growing of cherries and olives.