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Agost

Coordinates: 38°26′21″N 0°38′22″W / 38.43917°N 0.63944°W / 38.43917; -0.63944
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Agost
Flag of Agost
Coat of arms of Agost
Agost is located in Province of Alicante
Agost
Agost
Location of Agost in the Province of Alicante
Agost is located in Valencian Community
Agost
Agost
Location of Agost in the Valencian Community
Agost is located in Spain
Agost
Agost
Location of Agost in Spain
Coordinates: 38°26′21″N 0°38′22″W / 38.43917°N 0.63944°W / 38.43917; -0.63944
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaAlacantí
Judicial districtNovelda
Government
 • Alcalde
(Since 2019)
Juan José Castelló Molina (PP)
Area
 • Total66.64 km2 (25.73 sq mi)
Elevation
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total4,713
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
DemonymAgoster(a)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Official language(s)Valencian
Websitewww.agost.es

Agost (Valencian: [aˈɣost]; Spanish: [aˈɣos(t)]) is a Valencian town and municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain, at a distance of about 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Alicante, the capital of the province. Due to its relative distance from the Mediterranean Sea, Agost was not directly affected by the mass tourism that the towns on the Costa Blanca experienced, and has maintained its local character.

Until the sixties, the economy of Agost was mainly based on pottery and agriculture. Today most of the traditional potteries have closed, or turned into factories producing construction elements. There are still about 11 potteries active in the town; six of them still produce traditional pottery. Agriculture remains a second income source for many families in Agost.

Sights

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  • The church (Sant Pere Apòstol)
  • The hermitage (Ermita de les Santes Justa i Rufina) built in 1821
  • The ruins of an old castle (Castell d'Agost and Castell de la Murta)
  • Agost's museum (Museu de Cantereria), pottery museum in a turn-of-the-century pottery complex

Fiestas

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References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
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