Elche

Summary

Elche is a municipality of Spain^[1]. Elche ranks in the top 0.75% of municipality_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,695 views/month, #42 of 5,605).^[2]

Key Facts

• Elche is located in Province of Alicante^[3].
• Elche is located in Baix Vinalopó^[4].
• Elche is in the country of Spain^[5].
• Elche is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[6].
• Elche's head of government is recorded as Pablo Ruz Villanueva^[7].
• Elche is on the continent of Europe^[8].
• Elche's instance of is recorded as municipality of Spain^[9].
• Elche's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Valencian Community^[10].
• Elche's capital is recorded as Elche City^[11].
• Elche's official language is recorded as Catalan^[12].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as Alicante^[13].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as Aspe^[14].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as Crevillent^[15].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as Dolores^[16].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as Guardamar del Segura^[17].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as Monforte del Cid^[18].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as San Fulgencio^[19].
• Elche's shares border with is recorded as Santa Pola^[20].
• Elche's twinned administrative body is recorded as Toulouse^[21].
• Elche's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jaca^[22].
• Elche's twinned administrative body is recorded as Subotica^[23].
• Elche's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Bartolomé de Tirajana^[24].
• Elche's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kasukabe^[25].
• Elche's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boltaña^[26].
• Elche's twinned administrative body is recorded as Monzón^[27].

Body

Founding

500 BC marks the founding of Elche^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Elche include Alicante Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Spain^[31], founded in 1967^[32] and Mystery Play of Elche^[33], a liturgical drama^[34], in Spain^[35].

Why It Matters

Elche ranks in the top 0.75% of municipality_of_spain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,695 views/month, #42 of 5,605).^[2] Elche has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

Entities named for Elche include Alicante Airport^[29], an international airport^[30], in Spain^[31], founded in 1967^[32] and Mystery Play of Elche^[33], a liturgical drama^[34], in Spain^[35].