San Miguel de Salinas

Spanish city
native_name = San Miguel de Salinas
spanish_name = San Miguel de Salinas
nickname = San Miguel
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image_city_map_size = 80px
image_city_map_caption = Location of Pilar de la Foradada in Comunidad Valenciana
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time_zone = CET (UTC+1)
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native_language = Spanish
founded = Roman Times
community = Comunidad Valenciana
community_link = Valencia (autonomous community)
province = Alicante
province_link = Alicante
comarca = Vega Baja del Segura
comarca_link = Vega Baja del Segura
mayor = Ángel Sáez Huertas
political_party = PP
political_party_link = People's Party (Spain)
area = 54.9
altitude = 75
population = 7,104
date-population = 2006
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density = 249.7
date-density = 2006
postal_code = 03193
area_code = 96-5/96-6

San Miguel de Salinas ("Sant Miquel de les Salines" in Valencian) is a town and municipality in the Valencian Community (Spain), situated in the south of the province of Alicante; in the comarca of Vega Baja del Segura. In the 2006 census, the population was 7,104.

Location and Geography

Located between Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada, San Miguel de Salinas is the highest town in the comarca. It's area (54 km²) decends from the mountain with many streams and gullies leading to the plain, known as "El Llano", where the salt lakes are found. Local roads connect the town with Orihuela, Bigastro, Torrevieja and other towns in the area.From Alicante and Cartagena, the town can be accessed via the A-7 (E15) and AP-7 then the CV-940 and CV-941.

History

It is thought that settlement began in the area during Roman times, at a place known as "Nisdomia". The area has always been connected to the Orihuela district but in 1836 the town's urban area was separated from it and in 1955 the municipal boundary was extended into the country to form an imaginary triangle between the Pedrera Reservoir, the Torrevieja lagoon and "La Peña del Águila".

External links

* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/22250765@N07/sets/72157603839817525/detail/ Photos of San Miguel de Salinas] [http://www.san-miguel-de-salinas.com/uk/default.asp The No-Official Guide and a definitive source of information for San Miguel de Salinas] The website is not funded by El Ayuntamiento de San Miguel de Salinas, La Provincia de Alicante or La Comunitat Valenciana. This public website is commercial and is funded privately and by advertising. http://www.san-miguel-de-salinas.com/uk/infosmds.html