Castellon' de la Plana, a town of Spain, situated in the midst of a fruitful plain, 5 miles from the Mediterranean, and 43 miles NNE. of Valencia by rail. Its churches contain several paintings by Ribalta, who was born here in 1551. There are manufactures of linen, woollen, sail-cloth, brandy, &c., and an active trade. Pop. 25,393. The province of Castellon has an area of 2446 sq. m., and a pop. of about 300,000.
Castellon' de la Plana
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 814
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