Talk:Horta of Valencia

COMMENTS FROM YOUR LECTURER The Horta of Valencia is a natural historical region of the (ST Sense article) País Valencià, and (ST Make 2 sentences) its capital is Valencia. The towns of the Horta Nord, some towns of the (ST article) Horta Sud (Torrent, Alfafar, Benetússer, Catarroja, Massanassa, Paiporta, Poblenou de la Corona, and Sedaví), some towns of the (ST same) Horta Oest (Xirivella, Mislata, Paterna, and Picanya), and Valencia used to belong to the (ST same) Horta of Valencia. Nowadays, people get used to include (GRAM) the rest of the towns of the current (ST millor those) regions. For further information, visit: Comarques of the Valencian Community Contents • 1Demography • 2Geography o 2.1The Horta at the Territory of Valencia • 3Origin • 4Economy o 4.1Agriculture • 5Industry Demography[edit] It is the most populated region of the (ST same) País Valencià. The Horta of Valencia has also experienced the greatest increase of (PREP) population, especially as (an) immigrant receiver. Its urban expansion has motivated the creation of several urbanisations, and the incorporation to the urban nucleus of the metropolis of the earlier towns. Nowadays, the expansion has also contributed to the (ST its) separation in four regions that are (currently) considered subregions. Geography[edit] The region is located among Puçol (in the North), the Albufera (in the South), and Paterna, Torrent and Montcada (in the West). It is a lowland region that is progressively elevated from the sea to (PREP towards) the inland. The Horta (ST L’Horta?) at the Territory of Valencia[edit] It might be surprising that people preserve their Valencian agricultural traditions so near of (PREP) the city of Valencia: smallholding, barracas, which are similar to cabins, and the traditional paths of the Horta. Additionally, the city causes negative effects because of the building of many landfills, waste ground and workshops. This situation, together with the construction of new high speed (TIP) rails and dual carriageways (TIP comma) cut up into different parts the Horta (WO). Also, it leaves little areas of countryside surrounded by huge infrastructures. That is a problem that has an impact in farmers lives (GRAM), and so does in neighbours lives (ST I’d go for the loing form). Here there is a list of the different areas in the Territory of Valencia: Horta of Campanar The Horta of Campanar is located in the North West of the Campanar district. At (PREP) the north, it shares border with the dual carriageway that connects Valencia and Paterna. At (PREP) the west, it is in front of the Horta of Paterna, and at (PREP) the south, with the Horta of Quart de Poblet, Mislata and the river Turia. At (PREP) the east, it shares border with the Ronda Nord of Valencia and the neighbourhoods of Beniferri and Campanar. Horta of Faitanar The Horta of Faitanar is the section of the Horta of Valencia that is located at (PREP) the south of the new river bed of the Turia River and at (PREP) the west of the Forn d'Alcedo. At (PREP) the south, it is in front of Picanya and Paiporta, and at (PREP) the north west, it is in front of Xirivella where the Horta continues without cracking. Horta of the Moreres or of the Punta The Horta of the Moreres or of the Punta belongs to the farmland of the towns of La Font de Sant Lluis, the Font d'Encorts, the Punta and Natzaret. It extends its territory from the Ronda Sud of Valencia and the City of Arts and Sciences to the new river bed of the Turia River. Horta of the Castellar-l'Oliveral At (PREP) the neighbourhood of Castellar-l'Oliveral, there is a territory of the Horta between the new river bed of the Turia River and Sedaví. Horta of Vera The Horta of Vera is the ancient Horta of Benimaclet and Alboraia. Nowadays, the south belongs to Valencia and the north to Alboraia. A great part of it has been urbanised and transformed into the nerighbourhoods (ORT) of Camí of Vera and Vega Baixa. In the north, there are still farmland and some barracas. Horta of Orriols At (PREP) the north of the neighbourhoods of Orriols (previously, a village) and of Sant Llorenç, between the limit with Alboraia and the Ronda Nord of Valencia, the Horta lives on and it continues all along until the city of Alboraia. Horta of the Pobles del Nord Thanks to the isolation from the big cities, big areas of the Horta live on in the region of Pobles del Nord,. (TIP) Pinedo and El Palmar Although mainly all the land is dedicated to the cultivation of rice, a lot of barracas and other elements related to the Horta, such as the ditches, live on in the villages of Pinedo and El Palmar. • The Horta of Campanar

• Ànima farmhouse (Faitanar)

• The Horta of Benimaclet

• The Horta of Orriols with Sant Miquel dels Reis

• Horta between Borbotó and Benifaraig Origin[edit] The Valencian Horta came up in the time of the Roman Empire. The city of Valentia was funded as the logistics centre and the hibernation place for the Roman campaigns of the conquest of Iberia. The Romans contributed with the crops that they already known (GRAM), such as the cultivation of cereal, olive or vine. Nevertheless, on account of the typical conditions of the environment, the crops were not productive enough. However, (ST still) the crops were useful for (PREP) supplying the armies and, later, for the campaigns of the Visigoths, who left the fields and the city. The Valencian Horta as we know it today was developed in (the) medieval time(s), during the Islamic period. An important fluvial infrastructure was created, mainly thanks to the construction of ditches and assuts (little dams that led the waters of the Turia River and the precipices, (TIP) that could drain marshy areas and bring down the watering to the fields). Likewise, different activities were boosted and developed near of (PREP) those infrastructures, such as the watermills, which profite (TENSE?) the water flow of the ditches and the washbasins near of (PREP) the houses and farmsteads. Thanks to those infrastructures, the city of Valencia, as well as the (ST) surrounding villages, have been able (TENSE) to expand successfully. A rich production area was created. The origin of the Horta of Valencia comes from the Al-Alandalus period, as a consequence of the introduction of the Arabic (TIP) irrigation tradition (Yemen and Syria), just as the North African berebers. The cultivations were really unequal, due to an independent and tributary society. In addition to the typical crops of the Roman period (cereal, vine, olive), the rice and the tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) and new vegetables from Al-Andalus, such as the aubergine or the artichoke (SS This sentence doesn’t finish). Those new crops are typical from the damp zones. The genuine cultivations (ST?) are the horticultural products, hence the name of this environment. There are eight principal ditches: Montcada, Tormos, Mestalla, Rascanya, Quart-Benàger-Faitanar, Mislata, Favara and Rovella. Except for Montcada, the rest are ruled by the "Tribunal de les Aigües", which is an institution thant (ORT) controls the use and the utilisation of the irrigation flow. This institution is still working nowadays and its members assemble at the door of the Cathedral of Valencia once a week.

Economy[edit] Agriculture[edit]

The farmhouse is one of the two typical buildings of the Horta

The barraca is another one (ST/REG) In the typical Mediterranian climate, the horta (TIP) has mild winters and very hot summers. The historically activity (GRAM) of the region had been the (ST) agriculture, with a predominance of three types of crops: orange, vegetables and rice. The watering system is structured around 13 ditches that allow irrigation crops all year (long). Some municipal areas have a certain expertise regarding crops: tiger nut in Alboraia and Almàssera; tomatoes and peppers for preserving (ST) in the (LEX) Puig, Puçol and Tavernes Blanques; strawberries in Rafelbunyol; melons and watermelos in Meliana and Almàssera, and so on. There is less (ST) demand of rice, but is (GRAM) still being cultivated on the edges of the Albufera.

Industry[edit] To the west of the region, towns are siturated (ORT) on the edge of the Horta, around the capital city: Montcada, with textile and fireworks industries; Burjassot, together with Godella, with ceramic and cement factories; Paterna, Manises and Quart de Poblet, which have an important ceramic industry; Mislata, which presents paper and textile industries, and so on. In the north, the towns follow a parallel line to the coast: Tavernes Blanques, with ceramic and porcelain industries; Massamagrell, Meliana, Puçol are (ST) basically agricultural, etc. In the south, there are several towns physically attached to each other: Benetússer,Alfafar, Poblenou de la Corona, Sedaví, Massanassa, Catarroja and Silla. The capital city of the region, Valencia, which is also that of País Valencià, with more than 760 000 inhabitants (SS This sentence doesn’t finish). Currently, it maintains the agriculture that made it famous in the past, but it has developed a lot (PREP) industry (furniture, chemical, mechanical) and trade.

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-used to belong (GR) -increasing (GR) -as immigrant receiver (GR) -The expansion has also contributed to the separation in four regions that, nowadays, are considered subregions (EST) -at the North, at the West, at the South (GR) -It might be surprising that so near of the city of Valencia people preserve their Valencian agricultural traditions (WO) -barracas (similar to cabins) (LEX) -building (LEX) -dumping sites (LEX) -has an impact to...and so does to (PREP) -Valecia (cuidadiiin) -northwest (TIP) -the north (GR i TIP) -of the Font de Sant Lluis, the Font d'Encorts, the Punta and Natzaret (COH) -since...to (GR) -neighbourhoog (ojoooo) -Cami (ORT) -The north is still farmland with some barracas (GR i LEX) -In the northern neighbourhoods of Orriols (in the past, a village) and of Sant Llorenç, between the limit with Alboraia and the Ronda Nord of Valencia (PREP) Horta of the Pobles del Nord -In the region of Pobles del Nord, big areas of the Horta live on, thanks to the isolation from the big cities (COH) - the Palmar (COH). Cal saber si és 'el Palmar' el nom del poble o 'Palmar'. Aquest error també s'ha comés anteriorment amb (la)Font de Sant Lluís.

-siturated on (ojo cuidauuuu i PREP) -The capital city of the region, Valencia, which is also that of País Valencià (GR) -760000 inhabitants (TIP) -a lot industry (PREP)

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COMMENTS FROM THE EXTERNAL LINGUIST

- people tend to include the rest of the towns mentioned above (NMS) - especially as immigrant receiving (GRAM) - It is a lowland region which is progressively elevated from the sea to the inland (EST) - Valencian agricultural traditions so near of the city of Valencia : smallholding (TIP) - barracas (similar to cabins), and traditional paths of the Horta (EST/TIP) - All of that, together with the construction of new high speed rails and dual carriageways reduce the countryside and leave little areas of countryside... (GRAM) - infraestructures (ORT) - countryside (LEX) - That is a problem which has an impact in farmers lives and so does in neighbours lives (GRAM/EST) - At the north, it shares border with the dual carriageway which connects Valencia and Paterna (GRAM) - At the west, it faces with the Horta of Paterna (LEX) - The Horta of Faitanar is located at the south of the river Turia and at the west of the Forn d'Alcedo (GRAM/SUP) - It shares borders at the south with Picanya and Paiporta and at the North West with Xirivella (GRAM/SUP) - It extends its territory from the Ronda Sud of Valencia and the City of Arts and Sciences to the river Turia (SUP) - between the river Turia and Sedaví (SUP) - Camí of the Vera (LEX) - there are still farmland and some barracas (TIP) - In the northern neighbourhoods of Orriols (NMS) - the Horta still remains // big areas of the Horta survive (LEX) - In the villages of Pinedo and El Palmar, although mainly all the land is dedicated to the cultivation of rice, a lot of barracas and other elements related to the Horta, such as the ditches, survive here. (EST/TEX) - for the Roman campaigns of the Iberia (SUP) - The Romans contributed with the crops that they known (GRAM) - As well as, on account of the typical conditions of the environment (FS) - (little dams that led the waters of the river Turia and the cliffs, that could drain marshy areas and bring down the watering to the fields) (TIP) - cliffs (NMS) - that profites the water (GRAM) - profites (LEX) - the water of the ditches in order to furnish the nearby houses and farmsteads (SUP/NMS) - Iemen (ORT) - of the irrigation (GRAM) - and the xufa (LEX) - Those new crops are typical from the humid zones (TEX) - agricultural products (NMS) - Excepting Montcada (GRAM) - the rest are commanded by the (LEX) - the utilisation of the watering (LEX) - This institution still working nowadays (GRAM) - The historically activity of the region has been the agriculture (GRAM) - tomatoes and peppers preserved in the Puig (EST) - At the west of the region (GRAM) - it currently maintains the agriculture (GRAM)

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