Sax
Municipality
Castle of Sax.
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 38°32′22″N 0°48′58″W / 38.53944°N 0.81611°W / 38.53944; -0.81611
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Valencian Community
Province	Alicante
Comarca	Alt Vinalopó
Judicial district	Villena
Government
• Mayor	Laura Estevan Antolín (PP)
Area
• Total	63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	472 m (1,549 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	9,771
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym	Sajeño
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	03630
Official language(s)	Spanish
Website	Official website

Sax (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaks], locally: [ˈsas]. Catalan: Saix [ˈsajʃ]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Vinalopó, province of Alicante, Valencian Community.

History

There are archaeological findings in the area dating to the Bronze Age, as well as an Iberian necropolis and remains of Roman villas.

In the later stages of the Reconquista, Sax was at the focus of tensions between Castile and Aragon, since James I of Aragon conquered it from the Moors though it should have been reserved to Castile under the treaties of Tudilén and Cazorla.

Notable people

• Alberto Sols García (1917–1989), biochemist, born in Sax

Main sights

• Castle, one of three main fortress in the comarca together with those clnerthera of Villena and Biar. The base of one of the towers is perhaps Roman, while the other is of Moorish origin (10th–12th century)
• Church of the Assumption (16th century)
• Casa Fnek, a modern art museum located in an abandoned house^[2]