El Fondó de les Neus

El Fondó de les Neus
Municipality
El Fondó de les Neus/Hondón de las Nieves
Coat of arms
El Fondó de les Neus Location in Spain
Coordinates: 38°18′29″N 0°51′14″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alacant
Comarca	Vinalopó Mitjà
Judicial district	Novelda
Government
• Major	Victoriano Sánchez Botella (PP)
Area
• Total	68.80 km^2 (26.56 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	2,474
• Density	36/km^2 (93/sq mi)
Demonym	Fondoners
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03688
Official language(s)	Valencian
Website	Official website

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

It is a small village, inland, west of the Alicante province. Its nearest city is Elche (Elx) to the south east or Crevillent. 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.

References

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

http://www.fondoneus.es