Alfara del Patriarca

History

Like most towns in the Alfara del Patriarca region, it was a Muslim farmhouse. It was conquered by Jaime I in 1249 who later gave it to Ximén Pérez from the Aragonese town of Tarazona. Later it was transferred to Guillén Jáfer and Bonifacio Ferrer who made it a manor.

Geography

The municipal area of 2 km2 is located in the Horta of Valencia. The natural disaster are rare because the land is almost flat, the urban area is located at an altitude of 35 m. The only exception is the Carraixet ravine that crosses the municipal area from north to south at a short distance from the urban area. Although it is normally dry, the large basin causes frequent overflows during the periods of cold drop in autumn. The municipal area is crossed by the Acequia Real de Moncada.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  9,867
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,045
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  8,686
• Spotless Starling

  Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves
  7,592
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  7,082
• European Serin

  Serinus serinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,935
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,718
• White Wagtail

  Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  6,033

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2024-09-04
  1 km SSE of Alfafara, Spain
• M 2.6 — 2015-01-01
  0 km ENE of Mislata, Spain
• M 3.2 — 2009-09-29
  12 km NE of Daimús, Spain
• M 2.5 — 2008-08-24
  3 km WNW of Monserrat, Spain
• M 4 — 2008-07-21
  1 km WSW of Barxeta, Spain
• M 2.5 — 2008-07-17
  4 km SSW of Requena, Spain