Manises

Manises is a municipality inside the comarca of Horta Oest inside the Valencian Community, Spain. Located within the province of Valencia, it had 30,508 population in 2009 and is famous for its pottery and being the place of Valencia Airport. Manises extends to the right financial institution of the river Turia and is uneven inside the western region for the primary mountains that dominate the alluvial undeniable of Turia. Agriculture is predominantly carob bushes, olive trees and small areas of vineyards and almond bushes.

The irrigation uses water from the river Turia thru the ditch of Manises. The predominant economic activity is industry, focusing on ceramics; in the Middle Ages and Renaissance era Manises changed into the most crucial manufacturing centre for Hispano-Moresque ware, which become exported all over Europe. The industry had a robust comeback within the 2nd half of the 19th century. In 1917 the School of Ceramics become based, which covered the examine of this pastime in its various paperwork: creative ceramics, porcelain and tiles. Today small corporations predominate.