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MONTITXELVO Poulation: 605 hab. Municipal area: 8,2 km2 Altitude: 270 m. Demonym: montixelvĂ , montixelvana Town Hall Phone no.: 96 289 70 00 Web: www.montichelvo.es E-mail: administracio@montitxelvo.org
MONUMENTS Historic Center Still retains the ancient medieval plot in which the street of Dalt stands out, as the center of power of the old town. In it is the church of Santa Ana and the remains of the old castle-palace. Also elements of interest are the ceramic altarpieces, the fountain of Abajo, the Plaza Cervantes or the hermitage of El Salvador. St. Ana church It was built in Baroque style, but subsequent renovations were carried
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out in neoclassical style. Inside are the ceramic altarpieces of the 18th century and the mural paintings of the chapel of the baptismal font. The bell tower houses the Anne-Marie bell, blessed in 1908. Montitxelvo castle-palace It was a quadrangular defensive construction with turrets on its edges. Only one of its two-storey-high defensive towers with ojival crossing and part of the canvas of the medieval town wall is preserved.
