Map - Torrent, Valencia
Torrent post code: 46900
Information about Torrent, Valencia
Torrent is a city located within the metropolitan area of the city of Valencia. It is the largest municipality of the Horta Sud comarca, with 74,616 inhabitants (2006). It is situated some 7 km from Valencia city proper, to which it is connected via the metro.
The city mayor (as of 2007) is Maria José Català Verdet (Partido Popular).
The Medieval Tower was built by the Muslims in its origin and was part of an ancient castle. It was double-walled and had some underground passages in order to protect it.
The tower, which lays in a square, has a truncated pyramid shape and is 30 meters high, with 5 floors and a terrace where The Cross of the St. John of Jerusalem order and a Valencian "rat penat" are held on four upper corners. The access to the tower is through an exterior staircase connecting to a door at the height of the first floor. Around 1613 porches were built around the tower so the butchers, fruit sellers, etc. could have their market around the Tower. In 1847 it became the property of Torrent.
The tower has often been used as a prison throughout the history, and the porches have hosted the Courts in its upper floors since 1908 (when new ones were built). Under those porches, the Central Market was located. The porches were demolished in 1970. After its restoration the Tower houses two exhibition halls.
The city mayor (as of 2007) is Maria José Català Verdet (Partido Popular).
The Medieval Tower was built by the Muslims in its origin and was part of an ancient castle. It was double-walled and had some underground passages in order to protect it.
The tower, which lays in a square, has a truncated pyramid shape and is 30 meters high, with 5 floors and a terrace where The Cross of the St. John of Jerusalem order and a Valencian "rat penat" are held on four upper corners. The access to the tower is through an exterior staircase connecting to a door at the height of the first floor. Around 1613 porches were built around the tower so the butchers, fruit sellers, etc. could have their market around the Tower. In 1847 it became the property of Torrent.
The tower has often been used as a prison throughout the history, and the porches have hosted the Courts in its upper floors since 1908 (when new ones were built). Under those porches, the Central Market was located. The porches were demolished in 1970. After its restoration the Tower houses two exhibition halls.
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