Novelda is a town located in the province of Alicante, Spain. As of 2009, it has a total population of 27,135 inhabitants.
Novelda has important quarries and mines of marble, limestone, silica, clay and gypsum. It is a major centre of the marble industry.
It was probably settled by Greeks, although it was controlled by Carthaginians and Romans. Some centuries later it was conquered from the Moors by a son of Ferdinand III of Castile.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelda
Coordinates 38°23'3.171" N -0°46'2.693" E
