The first settlers date back to the Paleolithic, the Magdalenian era, according to the findings of the Cave of Parpalló (Gandia) and Malladetes (Barx), which are two of the most important prehistoric sites of the Mediterranean peninsula. Archaeological materials they obtained testify that 29,000 years ago and, without interruption, until 11,000, the man occupied this area, developing a way of life hunting and gathering. Their material culture was characterized by the development of stone tools and bone, and one of the most unique aspects is Parpalló have provided a rich collection of carved and painted limestone platelets, with representations of animals and other topics. Its existence tells us of high artistic and symbolic capacity of populations of the past.
During the Middle Ages Barx was inhabited by Muslims, until James II gave it to the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna and practically deserted.
Attempts by the monks for more than a century lay a stable non-Christian population Barx fruitful and became a farm and a transit of cattle. Since the stable settlement of farmers in Barx not quite place, the monastery made a determination in the year 1651: the construction of houses for those who decide to settle in Barx, in the present place of "Constitució" as well as the reconstruction of an oratorio, two mills, a barn, a cellar and a furnace, and the tower that gives the village its name.
The relationship between Barx and the monastery was not always easy during the 500 years that was linked, the major conflict erupted in 1778, when barxeros filed a lawsuit against the abusive authority of the Abbot, but had to wait to the secularization of 1835 to be free of obligation to their former masters. Barx In 1835 became an independent municipality.
The historical documentation relating to swaps, the construction of the Font del Racó the November 22, 1799 and the construction of Calvary for the same period, are a symbol of "independence" of Barx the Monastery. Not the case with The Drova, which was exploited by the monks to the confiscation of church lands by Mendizabal, expropriated and purchased by individuals.
Since then, Barx has been inhabited and the Drova has been a summer resort. Today many people live in the neighborhoods of La Drova and The Puigmola throughout the year.
In the municipality of Barx there are beautiful natural landscapes, such as' Cañada Real de Castilla "or Assegador way (used in antiquity for the transit of cattle and we find several sources), and a wonderful view as the viewpoint of the Dress up Mondúver or peak (841m), from where there are beautiful valleys, as Valldigna or the coast from Valencia to Denia.
The dissolution of the limestone has resulted in the formation of natural caverns, as forat de l'air, sima d 'Aldaia ol'Avenc of Donzella. Malladetes will cave and the Parpalló (Gandia) are important archaeological remains have been found in them.
Barx is included in the Natura 2000 network of protection for birds.
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