Serpis
The Serpis is a short coastal river in the provinces of Alicante and Valencia, in Spain. The river starts at the feet of the Carrasqueta, a mountain area southwest to Alcoi, by the confluence of the Polop and Troncal streams.Photo: Espencat, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Spain
- Also known as: “Rio Serpis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina and Cocentaina Castle.
Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina
Manor estate
Photo: José Ramón Gisbert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palace of the Counts of Cocentaina, located in the municipality of Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain, is a 14th-century medieval building. This building originated as an old fortress with four halls and four towers on donjons crowned by merlons.
Cocentaina Castle
Castle
Photo: Mersault32, CC BY-SA 3.0 es.
The Castle of Cocentaina, located in the municipality of Cocentaina, Alicante, Spain, is a 14th-century medieval building which stands on a rocky mound of 765 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Alqueria d’Asnar and Muro de Alcoy.
L’Alqueria d’Asnar
Village
Photo: Coentor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
L'Alqueria d'Asnar is a municipality in the comarca of Comtat in the Valencian Community, Spain. L’Alqueria d’Asnar is situated 3 km north of Serpis.
Muro de Alcoy
Village
Photo: Coentor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muro de Alcoy or Muro d'Alcoi, also briefly called Muro, is a town and municipality located in the comarca of Comtat, in the province of Alicante, Spain, lying at the foot of the Serra de Mariola. Muro de Alcoy is situated 4 km north of Serpis.
Benillup
Village
Photo: Joanbanjo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Benillup is a municipality in the comarca of Comtat in the Valencian Community, Spain. Benillup is situated 4½ km east of Serpis.
Serpis
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cocentaina, Alicante, Valencian Community, Eastern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Serpis” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Serpis”
- Basque: “Serpis”
- Catalan: “riu d’Alcoi”
- Catalan: “riu Serpis”
- Catalan: “Serpis”
- Cebuano: “Río Serpis”
- Dutch: “Río Serpis (vattendrag i Spanien, Província de València)”
- Dutch: “Río Serpis”
- Dutch: “Serpis”
- French: “Serpis”
- Galician: “Río Serpis”
- German: “Río Serpis”
- Irish: “Serpis”
- Italian: “Serpis”
- Japanese: “セルピス川”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Serpis”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Serpis”
- Spanish: “Río Serpis”
- Spanish: “Serpis”
- Swedish: “Río Serpis”
- Venetian: “Fiume Serpis”
- Vietnamese: “Serpis”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cocentaina and Valle de Travadell.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polideportivo Municipal and Centro Comercial l’Altet.
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