The city we live in...

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Living in SUECA
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2. Location
•Sueca is 32 km. from Valencia.
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•27.302 people live here.
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• This city is on a plateau inside the
Natural Park l'Albufera.
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• We only have the Muntanyeta dels
Sants , a hill.
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•The Xuquer is the river next to Sueca.
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•El Perelló & el Mareny are old fisher
villages which are inside in Sueca.
Tourists crowd this villages in summer.

3. Extension
The area of Sueca is 92,5
Km²

4. Language
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5. History
•Sueca was a city invaded by muslims.
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• Then, King Jaume I “El Conqueridor”
freed Sueca from the invaders and
repopulated all.
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•Rice crops started in the XVII and XVIII;
the population grew thanks to this
workforce.
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•In 1899, queen Maria Cristina declared
Sueca a city.

6. Econom
y
What we are!
•The basis of our economy is still rice, and to a lesser extent, orange and
vegetables. The irrigation water comes from the river Júcar according to the
system muslims designed.
• Livestock: heads of cattle, sheep, pig and poultry farms; although it is not
an important sector.

7. Communications
DISTANCE SUECA-VALENCIA:
35km.
Going to Valencia:
·By car: 37 min
·By train: 20 min
·By bus: 45 min
·By bike: 3 h

8. RELIGION
The main religion in Sueca is Catholicism.
There are 3 Catholic schools: La Encarnación
(ours), Fátima and Salesianas.
There are 7 Catholic churches.

9. Traditions
1. Fallas, this is the best, because it's very
funny.
2. Día de Todos los santos, the day after
Halloween. We remember our dead
relatives.
3. Les Catalines is an exclusive celebration for
Sueca. We eat a traditional roll.
4. Christmas with a different meaning.
Remember we are catholic.
5. Easter is in spring. We celebrate the
Resurrection of Jesuschrist.

10. Traditions
1. Fallas, this is the best, because it's very
funny.
2. Día de Todos los santos, the day after
Halloween. We remember our dead
relatives.
3. Les Catalines is an exclusive celebration for
Sueca. We eat a traditional roll.
4. Christmas with a different meaning.
Remember we are catholic.
5. Easter is in spring. We celebrate the
Resurrection of Jesuschrist.