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BENISSODA
Population: 418 hab. Municipal are: 4,32 km2 Altitude: 319 m. Demonym: benissodà, benissodana Town Hall Phone no.: 96 239 08 05 Web: www.benissoda.es E-mail: benissoda_alc@gva.es
MONUMENTS Church of the Nativity The parish church of the Nativity, dating from the seventeenth century, occupies the site of the ancient Islamic oratory, in total there are about 235 m2. The nave of the temple is divided into five sections by lowcut sash arches that gravitate on pilasters of composite order. The arc-to-arc turns are very low, half a barrel. On the side of your feet, there is a heart with a wooden railing, over the main access. The bell tower built
BENISSODA
at the end of the nineteenth century, has three bodies with trunks and small finishes, is Mannerist style and is unique in the Vall d’Albaida. The exterior is rather polished, although in the corners it retains the original stone. City Hall Building rehabilitated in February 2007, formerly the oven of the Señoría, later built the Town Hall, it was also used as town jail.
