Oliva

Oliva is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. To its east lie 10 kilometres of coastline and beaches fronting the Mediterranean Sea, and 8 kilometres to the north is Gandia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castell del Castellar and Cova Foradà.

Castell del Castellar

Castle

Photo: Cferrando, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castell del Castellar is a castle.

Cova Foradà

Cave

Cova Foradà is an archaeological site consisting of a cave with remains of Neanderthals near Oliva, in the Province of Valencia, Spain. The most complete skeleton of a Neanderthal ever found on the Iberian peninsula was found there in 2010.

Marjal de Pego-Oliva Natural Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Espencat, Public domain.

Marjal de Pego-Oliva Natural Park is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Oliva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piles and Pego.

Piles

Village

Photo: Aeroid, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Piles is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain. One of the watchtowers to defend Valencia against north-African forces was built in Piles 1577. Piles is situated 6 km northwest of Oliva.

Pego

Town

Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pego is a municipality located in the province of Alicante, Spain. Lying just inland from the northern Costa Blanca resort of Dénia, the town of Pego sits in a depression, surrounded by mountains. Pego is situated 7 km south of Oliva.

Oliva

Type: Locality with 28,200 residents
Also known as: “46181”
Location: Valencia, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.8973° or 38° 53′ 50″ north

Longitude

-0.0911° or 0° 5′ 28″ west

Population

28,200

Elevation

6 metres (20 feet)

Open location code

8CCXVWW5+WH

GeoNames ID

6362046

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Oliva” goes by many names.

Chinese: “奥利瓦”
Esperanto: “Olivo”
Russian: “Олива”
Ukrainian: “Оліва”

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