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Canet d'en Berenguer

Canet d'en Berenguer (, ) is a municipality in the comarca of Camp de Morvedre in the Valencian Community, Spain.

Etymology

Canet comes from Latin canetum ("reed bed"), referring to the surrounding swampy area with extensive reed beds which stretched from Puzol to Almenara. The Berenguer part is named after the lord Francisco Berenguer who owned the territory during feudalism in the 16th century.

Formerly, it was also known as Canet de Murviedro.

Geography

Canet d'en Berenguer is situated on the Mediterranean coast next to the mouth of the river. The river runs along its entire southern border.

It has a Mediterranean climate; winds come primarily from the east and the northeast.

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