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29-534: [REDACTED] Look up vila in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vila may refer to: People [ edit ] Vila (surname) Places [ edit ] Andorra [ edit ] Vila, Andorra , a town in the parish of Encamp Brazil [ edit ] Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade , a municipality in the State of Mato Grosso Vila Boa, Goiás ,

58-497: A 2009 album by Emina Jahović Vila (butterfly) , a butterfly genus Vila (fairy) , nymphs in Slavic mythology Vila Restal , fictional character from the television serial Blake's 7 Dalmat (yacht) , which carried the name Vila between 1943 and 1945 See also [ edit ] Vilas (disambiguation) Villa , originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house Villas (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

87-448: A 2009 album by Emina Jahović Vila (butterfly) , a butterfly genus Vila (fairy) , nymphs in Slavic mythology Vila Restal , fictional character from the television serial Blake's 7 Dalmat (yacht) , which carried the name Vila between 1943 and 1945 See also [ edit ] Vilas (disambiguation) Villa , originally an ancient Roman upper-class country house Villas (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

116-781: A municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Pavão , a municipality in Espírito Santo Vila Propício , a municipality in the State of Goiás Vila Rica , a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais Vila Valério , a municipality in Espírito Santo Vila Velha , a municipality in Espírito Santo Estonia [ edit ] Vila, Estonia , village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County Mozambique [ edit ] Vila Pery , former name of

145-405: A municipality in the State of Goiás Vila Flores , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Flor , a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte Vila Lângaro , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Maria (district of São Paulo) , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Nova do Piauí , a municipality of Piauí Vila Nova dos Martírios , a municipality of Maranhão Vila Nova do Sul ,

174-420: A municipality in the State of Mato Grosso Vila Boa, Goiás , a municipality in the State of Goiás Vila Flores , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Flor , a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte Vila Lângaro , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Maria (district of São Paulo) , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Nova do Piauí , a municipality of Piauí Vila Nova dos Martírios ,

203-517: A municipality of Maranhão Vila Nova do Sul , a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul Vila Pavão , a municipality in Espírito Santo Vila Propício , a municipality in the State of Goiás Vila Rica , a municipality in the State of Minas Gerais Vila Valério , a municipality in Espírito Santo Vila Velha , a municipality in Espírito Santo Estonia [ edit ] Vila, Estonia , village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County Mozambique [ edit ] Vila Pery , former name of

232-832: A site at the southern end of Kolombangara (Solomon Islands); notable as the site of a Japanese airstrip in World War II Spain [ edit ] La Vila Joiosa (known as La Vila ), municipality and capital of the comarca of Marina Baixa, Spain Vila-real , municipality of the province of Castellón , Spain Vila d'Eivissa (known in English as "Ibiza Town"), capital of Ibiza Island, Spain Vila de Cruces , municipality of Pontevedra, Spain Vanuatu [ edit ] Port Vila , capital of Vanuatu Other [ edit ] Vila (album) ,

261-584: A site at the southern end of Kolombangara (Solomon Islands); notable as the site of a Japanese airstrip in World War II Spain [ edit ] La Vila Joiosa (known as La Vila ), municipality and capital of the comarca of Marina Baixa, Spain Vila-real , municipality of the province of Castellón , Spain Vila d'Eivissa (known in English as "Ibiza Town"), capital of Ibiza Island, Spain Vila de Cruces , municipality of Pontevedra, Spain Vanuatu [ edit ] Port Vila , capital of Vanuatu Other [ edit ] Vila (album) ,

290-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages vila [REDACTED] Look up vila in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vila may refer to: People [ edit ] Vila (surname) Places [ edit ] Andorra [ edit ] Vila, Andorra , a town in the parish of Encamp Brazil [ edit ] Vila Bela da Santíssima Trindade ,

319-537: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Vila-real The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's capital ( Castelló de la Plana ). Villarreal is separated from Castelló de la Plana by the Millars River. It has 51,367 inhabitants (2010 data), most of them living in the urban area that covers about 10.7% of its comarca's 55.4 km surface. Ranked by population, it

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348-531: Is the birthplace of Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea (1852–1909) who was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of the Romantic period. He is also the composer of Gran Vals , an excerpt of which was used in a popular Nokia ringtone . In modern times Vila-real is well known for its football club that bears the city's name, a club that, in spite of the city's small size, has won the Europa League , reached

377-573: Is the second-largest city in the province (after the capital), and fifteenth in the Valencian Community. The town was founded with royal status by King James I of Aragon in 1274 during his campaign to regain Muslim territory in present-day Valencia during the Reconquista . It later became an agricultural centre for orange cultivation, and more recently a centre for the ceramics industry. The city

406-466: The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), the earnings obtained from the orange trade allowed several entrepreneurs to build ceramic tile factories as a way to diversify their industries. Ceramics has continued to expand up to the present day, and is now Villarreal's main economic activity. Sights in the town include: Villarreal's economy has evolved since the days of cultivation and trade of oranges in

435-646: The Valencian Parliament shows the city's representative with the old Valencian name Vilareal . It was in the late 18th century, as Spain became more centralised, that the Castilian name took over. The city was renamed in 1939, after the Spanish Civil War , as Villarreal de los Infantes (Royal Town of the Infantes ), to avoid confusion with other Spanish localities with the same name. It is sometimes still referred to under this extended version. On 27 February 2006,

464-531: The Kingdom, and had the privilege of using the royal standard as its ensign. Villarreal was part of the royal sector of the Valencian Parliament and had an active say in its affairs. The original town was surrounded by walls, but expanded outside these limits beginning in the 14th century due to an increase in population. The demographic and economic imbalances which characterise the 15th century carried on into

493-510: The beginning of the 16th with constant conflicts between the Christian population and the Mudéjars (Muslims who still lived in Christian majority Spain) who lived in the area. During the 16th century, productive farm land was extended and enhanced by drilling wells to obtain water and convert dry land into irrigated fields, making it possible to begin commercial agriculture in the 17th century. After

522-416: The city of Chimoio Portugal [ edit ] Vila (Melgaço) , a civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço Vila do Bispo , a municipality in the district of Faro Vila do Conde , a municipality in the district of Porto Vila Franca de Xira , a municipality in the district of Lisbon Vila Nova de Famalicão , a municipality in the district of Braga Vila Nova de Gaia , a municipality in

551-416: The city of Chimoio Portugal [ edit ] Vila (Melgaço) , a civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço Vila do Bispo , a municipality in the district of Faro Vila do Conde , a municipality in the district of Porto Vila Franca de Xira , a municipality in the district of Lisbon Vila Nova de Famalicão , a municipality in the district of Braga Vila Nova de Gaia , a municipality in

580-599: The city's disastrous participation in the War of the Spanish Succession , in the second half of the 18th century, the first industries were established, mainly for textiles. Also during that time, the city became involved in various revolts and wars which changed Spain's political make-up. In the 19th century, the cultivation and trade of oranges was introduced, which gave the town great economic progress, led both by businessmen and by farmers' associations or " cooperatives ". After

609-475: The club reached the national divisions in 1956 and the top-tier in 1998. During a successful spell in La Liga, the side were League runners-up in the 2007–08 season. They were UEFA Champions League semi-finalists in 2006 and again in 2022 and they won their first European trophy by winning the Europa League final in 2021 . Villarreal have also been semi-finalists in 2004 , 2011 and 2016 . The team play at

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638-481: The district of Porto Vila Real , a municipality of district of Vila Real Vila Real de Santo António Municipality , a municipality in the district of Faro Archipelago of the Azores [ edit ] Vila Franca do Campo (Azores) , a municipality on the island of São Miguel Vila do Porto (Azores) , a municipality on the island of Santa Maria Solomon Islands [ edit ] Vila, Solomon Islands ,

667-432: The district of Porto Vila Real , a municipality of district of Vila Real Vila Real de Santo António Municipality , a municipality in the district of Faro Archipelago of the Azores [ edit ] Vila Franca do Campo (Azores) , a municipality on the island of São Miguel Vila do Porto (Azores) , a municipality on the island of Santa Maria Solomon Islands [ edit ] Vila, Solomon Islands ,

696-485: The last century to the manufacturing of ceramic tiles , which today is its most important source of income. It hosts 4 of Spain's 500 largest businesses, all of which trade in the ceramic tile industry. Other industries in the city include financial services, bricks and other clay products, and basic metals. The town is home to Villarreal CF , a football club in La Liga , Spain's highest tier of football. Founded in 1923,

725-619: The municipal corporation voted the Valencian name to become the exclusive official name for the municipality. The agreement was thus published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado in January 2007, and the dual official name Villarreal/Vila-real removed. Inhabitants of the city are known as vila-realencs (male) or vila-realenques (female) in Valencian, and villarrealenses in Spanish. Villarreal

754-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vila . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vila&oldid=1163785601 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

783-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vila . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vila&oldid=1163785601 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

812-672: The semi-finals of the Champions League (twice) and has since finished amongst the top clubs in Spain on several occasions. Both the Castilian Spanish Villarreal and Valencian Vila-real are cognates meaning 'Royal Village', due to the city's foundation by King James I of Aragon . Throughout the Middle Ages , as were most European settlements, it was officially known by its Latinised name Villae Regalis . A 1592 tapestry of

841-451: Was founded on 20 February 1274 by King James I of Aragon (hence its royal status), to strengthen his reconquest of Eastern Spain from the Moors. It was placed strategically on the ancient Via Augusta 65 km north from Valencia , and in the outskirts of the then-Muslim stronghold of Borriana . It was founded with royal status, with representation in the Valencian Parliament and Delegation of

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