Valencians

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Valencians are called the inhabitants of the autonomous region of Valencia ( Comunitat Valenciana ) on the east coast of Spain . Most of this region is covered by the coastal landscape of Valencia, traditionally known as the Valencian Land ( País Valencià ). Historically, “Valencians” can also refer to the inhabitants of the former Kingdom of Valencia (1237–1707) ( Reino de Valencia ). The citizens of the city of Valencia and the inhabitants of the province of Valencia can also be called "Valencians".

population

With around 5 million inhabitants, the inhabitants of the Valencia region make up almost 11 percent of the Spanish population. In addition to Spanish, many Valencians speak Valencian , a variety of Catalan, which has been recognized as the official regional language since the early 1980s . The Valencian-speakers live mainly in the coastal landscape and tend to be in rural areas, while pure Spanish-speakers are more and more resident in the big cities and in the mountains in the west of the country. The Valencians are considered cheerful, fun-loving and cheerful.

Traditions

One of the best-known traditions of Valencian folklore is the Fallas Festival , which is celebrated in Valencia every March and is accompanied by spectacular fireworks . The Valencians are therefore considered "masters of pyrotechnics " in Spain , numerous large pyrotechnic events in Europe and Latin America are looked after by Valencian pyrotechnicians .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Valencia ("Land Valencia"). In: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie , online edition, NE GmbH , accessed on July 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Valencia ("autonomous region in Eastern Spain"). In: Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, online edition, NE GmbH, accessed on July 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ JC Reimers: Ethnology, or way of life, manners and customs of the various peoples of the earth. Schönfeldt, Itzehoe 1844, p. 298 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
  4. ^ Valencian folk festival on Mallorca. In: Inselradio , March 28, 2014, accessed on July 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Andrea Courtin: Fiery Art. There is no fiesta without pyrotechnics: The Land of Valencia smells of black powder. In: Costa Blanca News , June 24, 2016, accessed July 6, 2018.