Sax, Spain

Sax
Municipality
Castle of Sax.
Castle of Sax.
Coat of arms of Sax
Coat of arms
Sax is located in Province of Alicante
Sax
Sax
Location in Spain
Sax is located in Valencian Community
Sax
Sax
Sax (Valencian Community)
Sax is located in Spain
Sax
Sax
Sax (Spain)
Coordinates: 38°32′22″N 0°48′58″W / 38.53944°N 0.81611°W / 38.53944; -0.81611
Country Spain
Autonomous community Valencian Community
ProvinceAlicante
ComarcaAlt Vinalopó
Judicial districtVillena
Government
 • MayorLaura Estevan Antolín (PP)
Area
 • Total
63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation
472 m (1,549 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
10,346
 • Density163/km2 (422/sq mi)
DemonymSajeño
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
03630
Official language(s)Spanish
WebsiteOfficial website

Sax (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaks], locally: [ˈsas]. Valencian: Saix [ˈsajʃ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Valencian Community.

Toponymy

The origin of the name Sax is uncertain, although it has been related to the Latin term saxum (rock), due to the pointed rocky mass on which its castle stands, and around which the town appeared. The term has also been related to the Segisa that Ptolemy located in Bastetania. It is possible that during the Roman period there was an establishment or inn in Sax next to the Via Augusta. The current pronunciation is /saks/ although traditionally it was /sax/, as confirmed by the gentilic name Sajeño.

History

There are archaeological findings in the area dating to the Bronze Age, as well as an Iberian necropolis and remains of Roman villas.

In the later stages of the Reconquista, Sax was at the focus of tensions between Castile and Aragon, since James I of Aragon conquered it from the Moors though it should have been reserved to Castile under the treaties of Tudilén and Cazorla.

Notable people

Main sights

  • Castle, one of three main fortress in the comarca together with those clnerthera of Villena and Biar. The base of one of the towers is perhaps Roman, while the other is of Moorish origin (10th–12th century)
  • Church of the Assumption (16th century)
  • Casa Fnek, a modern art museum located in an abandoned house[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. ^ "Casa Fnek, Valencia".
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