Vinaròs

The first historical record of Vinaròs is in 1233, when the Moorish hamlet of Binarlaros-Ibn Arus in eastern Al-Andalus was captured by King James I of Aragon. It was under rule of the Knights templar order between 1294 and 1311, and of the order of Montesa during the 14th century.

The town grew during the 16th and 17th centuries, when fortifications and navy yards were built, and attained great prosperity during the following two centuries, due to its involvement in ship building and Valencian wine trade. The town suffered a strong decline in the early 20th century as a consequence of the spread of phylloxera in the regions vineyards, which devastated wine production.

Today, the prosperity of Vinaròs is bound to tourism and fishing, it is renowned for its tasty prawns. Vinaròs is part of the Taula del Sénia free association of municipalities.

Sights in Vinaròs is the fortress-like Església Arxiprestal de l'Assumpció (Archpriestal Church of the Assumption of Our Lady), built in the prevailing Renaissance architectural style during 1583-1596, with a 'new' Baroque portal added during 1698–1702.

File:Portada de Sant Gregori de Vinaròs.jpg

The Carnival of Vinaròs usually takes place during January, February, or March. It has 33 troupes composed of many people (the biggest troupe has around 550 members). Each troupe is represented by a queen who creates a spectacular costume.

1st day (Friday): in the Town Hall, Carnival starts by a performance decorated with the Carnival's topic (In 2017 "Bollywood") and the "Carnestoltes" presentation ("Carnestoltes" is a huge wooden man dressed in a costume reflecting the Carnival's Topic). Then, the Mayor and the queens open the Carnival's huts enclosure (in the Fóra Forat Walk where each night's parties are held. Each troupe has a hut with free entry where visitors can enjoy the night parties).

2nd day (Saturday): The Queen's Presentation, where they show their fantastic costumes to all the people (until this day, no one knows the form of the queen's costume). It's located on the old football pitch (Boverals H street / Football pitch street. It's placed in front of the river).

3rd day (Sunday): Flour's battle and Disguised pets Competition in the Carnival's huts enclosure (Fóra Forat Walk), placed in the Fóra Forat Walk both.

4th day (Monday): dinner for the elderly.

5th day (Tuesday): some troupes compete in the Karaoke Song Contest.

6th day (Wednesday): people dress up with thematic costumes reflecting the Carnival's theme and they enjoy the night at the Carnival's huts enclosure (Fóra Forat Walk).

7th day (Thursday): everyone wears pajamas and enjoys the night at the Carnival's huts enclosure (Fóra Forat Walk).

8th day (Friday): people wear costumes (There are people who, instead of buying a normal costume, design, make and sew up their own) and enjoy the night at the Carnival's huts enclosure (Fóra Forat Walk).

9th day (Saturday) and 10th day (Sunday): on Saturday (7 p.m.) and Sunday (6 p.m.), troupes parade in a circuit through the major streets of Calle Pilar, Calle Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Calle San Francisco, Avenida País Valencià, Calle Arcipreste Bono, Plaza 1º de Mayo, Calle Costa y Borrás, Avenida País Valencià, Calle Arcipreste Bono, Calle Socorro, Plaza Jovellar and Calle Pilar.

11th day (Monday): Carnival ends at the Town Hall and then the "Carnestoltes" are burned on the beach or in waste ground.

Moreover, in August there's the Summer Carnival with The Queen's Presentation to show the tourists how Carnival is like in Vinaròs.

Vinaròs has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk) with mild winters and hot summers. Most of precipitation occurs on the autumn season due to the episodes of cold drop that occur on the Mediterranean coast of eastern Spain. Summer nights are cooler compared to other Mediterranean coastal regions, with mean daily minimums around {{convert|19|C|F}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.aemet.es/es/serviciosclimaticos/datosclimatologicos/valoresclimatologicos|title=Valores Climatologicos normales|publisher=AEMET|access-date=15 December 2024}}

The weather station has been inactive since 2020.

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|Jan record high C = 26.4

|Feb record high C = 27.3

|Mar record high C = 31.7

|Apr record high C = 30.9

|May record high C = 34.6

|Jun record high C = 38.9

|Jul record high C = 37.7

|Aug record high C = 38.3

|Sep record high C = 35.6

|Oct record high C = 35.9

|Nov record high C = 30.9

|Dec record high C = 26.0

|year record high C =

|Jan high C = 15.4

|Feb high C = 16.3

|Mar high C = 18.9

|Apr high C = 21.0

|May high C = 24.9

|Jun high C = 28.1

|Jul high C = 31.0

|Aug high C = 31.0

|Sep high C = 28.0

|Oct high C = 24.2

|Nov high C = 19.1

|Dec high C = 16.4

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 9.8

|Feb mean C = 10.5

|Mar mean C = 12.9

|Apr mean C = 15.0

|May mean C = 18.8

|Jun mean C = 22.2

|Jul mean C = 25.2

|Aug mean C = 25.2

|Sep mean C = 22.2

|Oct mean C = 18.4

|Nov mean C = 13.4

|Dec mean C = 10.9

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = 4.1

|Feb low C = 4.5

|Mar low C = 6.8

|Apr low C = 8.9

|May low C = 12.8

|Jun low C = 16.2

|Jul low C = 19.3

|Aug low C = 19.4

|Sep low C = 16.3

|Oct low C = 12.5

|Nov low C = 7.6

|Dec low C = 5.4

|year low C =

|Jan record low C = -4.4

|Feb record low C = -3.8

|Mar record low C = -3.3

|Apr record low C = 2.7

|May record low C = 5.1

|Jun record low C = 7.8

|Jul record low C = 11.0

|Aug record low C = 11.3

|Sep record low C = 7.2

|Oct record low C = 2.1

|Nov record low C = -2.7

|Dec record low C = -3.4

|year record low C =

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 40.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 26.0

|Mar precipitation mm = 30.8

|Apr precipitation mm = 31.7

|May precipitation mm = 39.6

|Jun precipitation mm = 19.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 10.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 13.2

|Sep precipitation mm = 37.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 60.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 35.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 38.1

|year precipitation mm =

|source 1 = Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia{{cite web |url =https://www.aemet.es/es/datos_abiertos/AEMET_OpenData |title=AEMET OpenData|publisher=Aemet.es|access-date = 4 December 2024}}

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In the 2007 Spanish local elections, the People's Party obtained ten city councillors, the PSPV-PSOE, seven, the Partit de Vinaròs Independent (PVI), three, and the Valencian Nationalist Bloc, one.

In the 2011 Spanish local elections, the People's Party obtained an absolute majority with 11 councillors elected. The PSPV-PSOE obtained 6 city councillors, the Valencian Nationalist Bloc 2. The PVI lost two seats, obtaining just one councillor while Republican Left of the Valencian Country obtained 1 city councillor.

In the 2015 Spanish local elections, the People's Party lost three city councillors, obtaining 8 seats. The PSPV-PSOE lost two city councillors, receiving 4. The electors association Each and every one are Vinaròs (TSV) got 5 city councillors and the other political parties obtained the same number of councillors (2 Compromís, 1 Independent Party of Vinaròs and 1 Civic Agreement).{{Cite web|url=http://resultados.elpais.com/elecciones/2015/municipales/17/12/138.html|title = Resultados Electorales en Vinaròs: Elecciones Municipales 2015}} The PSPV-PSOE, Commitment Coalition and Each and every one are Vinaròs (TSV) signed the "Stables Covenant" in order to form a government with absolute majority, that is with 11 city councillors (5 of TSV, 4 of PSPV-PSOE and 2 of Compromís). In this document, they agreed that the leader of the most-voted list would be the mayor, Mr. Enric Pla Vall, and the other leaders would be the first and second deputy mayors depending on the elected city councillors they had. So the first deputy mayor was Mr. Guillem Alsina Gilabert from the PSPV-PSOE and the second one was Mr. Domènec Fontanet from Compromís.

File:Les-Sans-Souci-à-Vinaros.jpg

• Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654–1712), French military leader; died here
• María Conesa (1892–1978) Spanish and Mexican actress
• Carles Santos (1940–2017), pianist, composer, painter, sculptor and performer
• Leopoldo Querol (1899–1985), pianist
• Joan Elies Adell i Pitarch (born 1968), poet

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