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Pueblo a Pueblo

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Population: 465 hab. Municipal area: 3,3 km2 Altitude: 180 m. Demonym: vorassequià, vorassequiana Town Hall Phone no.: 96 229 30 05 Web: www.guadasequies.es E-mail: guadasequies_sec@gva.es MONUMENTS The Old Church On the verge of being demolished by the construction of the Bellús reservoir, the neighbors saved it in 1997, restored it and turned it into a parish museum. The old church was built in the mid-18th century on the floor of what was mosque, transformed into Moorish church in 1535. The plant is a Latin cross and the central nave, with side chapels, is covered by barrel vault with lunettes.

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The new church The new church, located in the upper part of the village, dates from 1996-2000. The interior of the temple is ornate by beautiful stained glass windows of color and images of a certain interest, among which stands out the new Hope, the work of the sculptor Damia Pastor, given to the people by the Marquise of Trénor around 1900. The Ordeal In the upper part of the village we find a cypress garden, with functions of ordeal


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