Editing Petrer

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| leader_name        = Irene Navarro Díaz
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| population_demonym  = {{lang|ca-valencia|petrerí}}, ''-ina'' ([[Valencian language|Val.]]) <br /> {{lang|es|petrerenses}} ([[Spanish language|Sp.]])
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'''Petrer''' ({{IPA|ca-valencia|peˈtɾer|lang}}; {{langx|es|'''Petrel'''}} {{IPA|es|peˈtɾel|}}) is a town and [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] located in the ''[[Comarques of the Valencian Community|comarca]]'' of [[Vinalopó Mitjà]], in the province of [[Alicante (province)|Alicante]] of the autonomous community of [[Valencian Community|Valencia]], [[Spain]].

Petrer joins together with the city of [[Elda]] to form a conurbation with over 95,000 inhabitants. The creek Rambla dels Molins (''Riverbed of the Mills''), a tributary of the river [[Vinalopó]], runs through the urban area of Petrer.

The economy of Petrer is based on the industries of [[footwear]], [[fur]]s, [[plastic]]s, [[construction]] materials and [[pottery]]. The most important monuments in Petrer are the [[Catholic church]] of ''Sant Bartolomeu'' ([[Saint Bartholomew]]), the [[Arab]] [[castle]] and the [[Hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitage]]s of ''Sant Bonifaci'' and Christ.

The ''[[Moros i Cristians]]'' festival of Petrer attracts many tourists each year.

== Notable people ==
* [[Isaías Guardiola]], handballer
* [[Gedeón Guardiola]], handballer
* [[José Justicia]], professional darts player
* [[Begoña Román Maestre]], philosopher, university professor, researcher

== See also ==
*[[Route of the Castles of Vinalopó]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons|Petrer}}
* {{Official website|http://www.petrer.es/}} {{in lang|es|ca}}
* [http://www.guitarrapetrer.com/ International Guitar Festival].
* [http://www.petreraldia.com/ News, Pics and Videos from Petrer].

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