Catral

Catral is a municipality settled in the Vega Baja del Segura, a region located at the southern end of the province of Alicante Its term comprises 19.24Km2. It is located 12m. above sea level. The area of ​​the orchard covers 14,554.5 tahúllas (*) and is irrigated by the Acequia Mayor and other minor aqueducts called arrobas. La Madriguera, Hornos, Albellón and San Juan, are their names. It currently has a population of approximately 9,200 inhabitants. According to a report of 1860 communicated, by: "Neighborhood roads open on the level it occupies and footpaths that lead to Dolores, Almoradí, Callosa, Albatera and San Felipe Neri" (**) The first document that appears the word Catral, is placed of 1255 and in him it was granted to the Order of Santiago "Catral, village of Orihuela". The Castilian King Alfonso X reinstated him to the Crown in 1264. From 1296 Catral, like the southern half of the province, would pass into the hands of the Crown of Aragon, within the Procurator General of Orihuela. In the middle of the 13th century, the Muslim domination of Catral ended. King Philip V granted him the rank of "Villa". Catral enjoys a privileged situation within the province of Alicante and in the region of Vega Baja del Segura. It is located approximately the same distance from the capital of Alicante and Murcia (45 km). We are 20 km from the coast of Guardamar de Segura and 25 km from Torrevieja. The capital of the region, Orihuela, is 16 km away and the industrial centers of Elche and Crevillente are 20 and 10 respectively. The communications are unbeatable, because through the highway (A-37) and the highway (A-7) you can travel to Murcia or Alicante in 25 minutes, and Torrevieja in 15 minutes. Also by road to Callosa de Segura and Orihuela, or Dolores-Almoradi and the rest of the region. We have 3 km railway station (Albatera-Catral). The Altet airport is 35 km away (20 minutes by highway). Our climate is very pleasant surpassing 10º of temperature in January and 26º in July. (*) 1 tahulla in Catral is equivalent to 1,185m2. (**) Church Stos Juanes and Historical Notes of Catral de M.Sierra