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[[File:Torresdesanantoniocullera100.JPG|thumb|Torres de San Antonio Resort beach, Cullera]]
'''Cullera''' (<small>Spanish and Valencian:</small> {{IPA|es|kuˈʎeɾa||Pronunciation of Cullera in Spanish.ogg}}) is a city and [[municipality]] of [[Spain]] located in the [[Valencian Community]]. It is part of the [[province of Valencia]] and the [[Ribera Baixa]] ''[[comarca]]''. The city is situated near the discharge of the river [[Júcar]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

==Geography==
Cullera is situated at the mouth of the [[Júcar]] river, 40&nbsp;km from the capital of [[Valencia (city in Spain)|Valencia]] and 56 km from the international airport of Valencia [[Valencia Airport|aeropuerto de manises]].

===Areas in Cullera and ''hamlets''===
The parts and areas of Cullera are:

*{{proper name|El Brosquil}}.
*{{proper name|Cullera-Park}}.
*{{proper name|Cap-Blanc}}.
*{{proper name|El Dosel}}.
*{{proper name|El Estany}}.
*{{proper name|El Marenyet}}.
*{{proper name|Mareny de San Lorenzo}}.
*{{proper name|Mareny Blau}}.
*{{proper name|Bega de Mar}}.
*{{proper name|El Perelló}}.

===Bordering cities===
[[Sueca (city)|Sueca]], [[Corbera]], [[Llaurí]], [[Favara, Valencia|Favara]], [[Alzira, Valencia|Alzira]] and [[Tavernes de Valldigna]] all neighbour Cullera. They are all in the province of [[Valencia (province)|Valencia]].

=== Topography ===
The mountain of Cullera, known as ''Munt de l'Or'' or ''Muntanya de l'Or'', is the last mountain in the [[Sistema Ibérico|Iberian System]] before the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. It has an altitude of 233 meters. The historical parts of the city are to the south, and the modern tourist district is to the east, looking to the sea.

The ''San Lorenzo'' lagoon is a small lake situated north of the mountain. It once formed part of a much bigger lake before the lands were drained for agricultural use. The lake now marks the southern limit of the ''[[Parc Natural de l'Albufera]]''.

==Demographics==
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|+ style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Demographic Change<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ive.es/portal/page/portal/IVE_PEGV/CONTENTS/infomun/fichas/cas/Fichas/46105.pdf |title=Ficha municipal Cullera |year=2011 |publisher=Institut valencià d'estadística |page=1 |language=es |trans-title=Municipal sketch Cullera |access-date=2012-05-13 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041650/http://www.ive.es/portal/page/portal/IVE_PEGV/CONTENTS/infomun/fichas/cas/Fichas/46105.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

!1990 !! 1992 !! 1994 !! 1996 !! 1998 !! 2000 !! 2002 !! 2004 !! 2006 !! 2008 !! 2010
|-
| align=center| 20,927 || align=center| 20,336 || align=center| 20,663 || align=center| 20,595 || align=center| 20,397 || align=center| 20,663 || align=center| 20,622 || align=center| 22,544 || align=center| 23,619 || align=center| 23,777 || align=center| 23,813 
|}

==Economy==
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The economy in Cullera is traditionally based in agriculture, with [[rice]] and [[Orange (fruit)|oranges]] as important crops. Fishing, historically a large part of the economy, has diminished in importance due to important tourism developments, both nationally and internationally, in the region. There is a port in Cullera named Puerto de Cullera which is connected with a municipal fish market named ''Lonja de Cullera''.

== History ==
In 1911, the [[Cullera events|events of Cullera]] took place during which a crowd killed a judge and two of his companions who had discharged their weapons above the crowd. The judge had arrived to suppress a strike that had been declared against the mobilization of workers for the [[Kert campaign|war in Morocco]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Oliver Olmo |first1=Pedro |last2=Gargallo Vaamonde |first2=Luis |title=La tortura en la España contemporánea |date=2020 |editor=Pedro Oliver Olmo |publisher=Los Libros de la Catarata |location=Madrid |isbn=978-84-1352-077-3 |chapter=Tortura gubernativa y Estado liberal |pages=23-24}}</ref>

==Historical and artistic landmarks==
*'''Castle''': At the top of the mountain, dominating the city and the sea, there is a fortress built in the 13th century over the old [[Moors|Moorish]] fortress. It once was walled, although those walls no longer remain. Located there are the rest of the old towers, forming part of the old walled area on the mountain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culleraturismo.com/content/el-castillo-0 |title=El Castillo |publisher=Cullera Turismo |language=es |access-date=2012-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821050835/http://www.culleraturismo.com/content/el-castillo-0 |archive-date=2012-08-21 }}</ref>
*'''Sanctuary of the ''Virgen del Castillo''''': (19th century) Within the fortress, there is the sanctuary of the ''Virgen del Castillo'', whose festival is celebrated the week after [[Passover]].
*'''Church of the Saint Johns''': A neoclassical temple from the 17th century built over an older [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] temple. Inside, there is a ''sacristía'' and the interior of a bell tower. The temple has recently been restored.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/parish-church-los-santos-juanes|title=Parish Church of Los Santos Juanes|publisher=Cullera Turismo|access-date=2012-05-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319132125/http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/parish-church-los-santos-juanes|archive-date=2014-03-19}}</ref>
*'''''Torre del {{proper name|marenyet}}''''': An old [[watchtower]] built to watch the Júcar river. It was erected in the 15th century as a defense against [[barbary pirates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/marenyet-tower|title=Marenyet Tower|publisher=Cullera Turismo|access-date=2012-05-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319132115/http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/marenyet-tower|archive-date=2014-03-19}}</ref>
*'''Cave of Dragut''': This cave depicts the invasion of the [[Berber people|Berbers]] in Cullera, and it is said that the pirate [[Dragut]] was once there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cuevadeldragut.com/reino/Museum.htm|title= Museum|publisher=Cueva del Dragut | access-date=2012-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/museo-tem%C3%A1tico-de-la-pirater%C3%ADa-%E2%80%9Ccueva-museo-del-pirata-dragut%E2%80%9D |title=Museo Temático de la Piratería ''Cueva-Museo del Pirata Dragut'' |publisher=Cullera Turismo |access-date=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320172341/http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/museo-tem%C3%A1tico-de-la-pirater%C3%ADa-%E2%80%9Ccueva-museo-del-pirata-dragut%E2%80%9D |archive-date=2014-03-20 }}</ref>
*'''[[Air-raid shelter]]-Museum of the ''Mercat Municipal''''': A bomb shelter constructed under the Town's Market under the threat of air bombing during the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/refugio-museo-del-mercado-municipal |title=Refugio-Museo del Mercado Municipal |publisher=Cullera Turismo |language=es |access-date=2012-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319132135/http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/refugio-museo-del-mercado-municipal |archive-date=2014-03-19 }}</ref>
*'''[[Hermitage (religious retreat)|Hermitage]] of the stone saints ([[Abdon and Sennen]])''': The building, situated on a hill surrounded by rice crops, was dedicated to these saints because they are related to the welfare of the crops. Nowadays, the Hermitage, which was built in the 18th century, has been reconverted into a museum dedicated to rice, from species to crops and tools, which is very important for [[Valencian cuisine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/museo-tem%C3%A1tico-museo-del-arroz |title=Museo Temático-Museo del Arroz |language=es |publisher=Cullera Turismo |access-date=2012-08-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320172346/http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/museo-tem%C3%A1tico-museo-del-arroz |archive-date=2014-03-20 }}</ref>
*'''Abric Lambert [[cave paintings]]''': Named after its discoverer '''Lambert Oliver''', the Abric Lambert is located in the north-west side of the mountain. The paintings are several figures painted in a dark red shade with cruciforms and comb-shaped figures that have been interpreted as animal and human figures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/%E2%80%9Cabric-lambert%E2%80%9D-cave-paintings|title='Abric Lambert' Cave Paintings|publisher=Cullera Turismo|access-date=2013-12-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317005613/http://www.culleraturismo.com/en/content/%E2%80%9Cabric-lambert%E2%80%9D-cave-paintings|archive-date=2014-03-17}}</ref>
<gallery mode="packed">
File:3. Castell de Cullera (Ribera Baixa, País Valencià).jpg|'''Castle'''
File:Torre Reina Mora o Santa Ana.JPG|Santa Ana tower
File:Santuario 2.JPG|Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Castle
</gallery>

==Twin towns==
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Le Bourget]], [[France]] (1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pueblos-espana.org/comunidad+valenciana/valencia/cullera/245378/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007194202/http://www.pueblos-espana.org/comunidad+valenciana/valencia/cullera/245378/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-10-07|title=Twin cities monument|access-date=2012-04-17}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Ouroux-en-Morvan]], France
* {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jever]], [[Germany]] (1998)
* {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Syktyvkar]], [[Russia]]

== See also ==
* [[Mutiny at Sucro]]
* [[Sack of Cullera]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Cullera}}
{{wikivoyage|Cullera}}


{{EB1911|wstitle=Cullera|volume=7|page=617}}

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