El Fondó de les Neus

Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain
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38°18′29″N 0°51′14″W / 38.30806°N 0.85389°W / 38.30806; -0.85389Country SpainAutonomous community Valencian CommunityProvinceAlacantComarcaVinalopó MitjàJudicial districtNoveldaGovernment
 • MajorVictoriano Sánchez Botella (PP)Area
 • Total68.80 km2 (26.56 sq mi)Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,474 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)DemonymFondonersTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
03688
Official language(s)ValencianWebsiteOfficial website

El Fondó de les Neus (Valencian pronunciation: [fonˈdo ðe lez ˈnɛws]; Spanish: Hondón de las Nieves [onˈdon de las ˈnjeβes]) is a municipality in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà in the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain.

It is a small village, inland, west of the Alicante province. Its nearest city is Elche to the south east or Crevillente. The name literally means "Gorge of the Snow", a reference to the village's patron "The Virgin of the Snow". This effigy and the church is at the heart of village life.

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

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