Alicante - Alicante (English spelling)

Japanese: アリカンテ - ありかんて(英語表記)Alicante
Alicante - Alicante (English spelling)

Alicante is the capital of Alicante province in the Valencia region in southeastern Spain. It has a population of 284,580 (2001). It faces the Mediterranean Sea and is located about 400 km southeast of Madrid. It is the largest import port in the New Castile region, with well-equipped port facilities, and imports about 800,000 to 900,000 tons of coal, timber, food, etc. annually. Exports include wine, fruit, and olive oil. It is a modern city with an international airport and straight roads running in a grid pattern. Industries such as fertilizer, tobacco, and aluminum are carried out here, as well as fishing, mainly sardines. With a warm climate throughout the year, it is also famous as a beach and winter resort.

It originated from the ancient Roman colony Lucentum, and was occupied by the Moors in 713. It was recaptured by the King of Aragon in 1265, and was besieged by French troops in 1709. It was ruled by the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939. The city walls surrounding the old town can be seen on the hillside surrounding the city, and Santa Barbara Castle stands on the hill to the northeast.

[Yutaka Tanabe and Yumiko Takizawa]

[References] | Moors

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

スペイン南東部、バレンシア地方アリカンテ県の県都。人口28万4580(2001)。地中海に面し、マドリードの南東約400キロメートルに位置する。新カスティーリャ地方第一の輸入港で、港湾設備も整い、石炭、木材、食料など、年間約80~90万トンが輸入される。輸出はワイン、果実、オリーブ油など。国際空港もあり、まっすぐな道路が碁盤目状に走る近代的な都市。肥料、たばこ、アルミニウムなどの工業と、イワシを主とした漁業が行われる。年間を通じて温暖で、海水浴場、避寒地としても有名。

 古代ローマの植民地ルセンツムLucentumに由来し、713年にはムーア人に占領された。1265年アラゴン王が奪い返し、1709年にはフランス軍に包囲された。1936~1939年のスペイン内戦では共和派が支配した。背後を取り巻く丘陵地の山腹には旧市街を囲む城壁がみられ、北東の丘陵上にサンタ・バーバラ城がある。

[田辺 裕・滝沢由美子]

[参照項目] | ムーア人

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