▁at ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 1 6 4 m ▁( 5 3 0 '). ▁The ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁total led ▁approximately ▁ 2 1 , 5 0 0 . ▁The ▁traditional ▁economy ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁agricult ure , ▁but ▁indust ries ▁such ▁as ▁text iles , ▁construction ▁materials , ▁pl ast ics , ▁and ▁furn iture ▁are ▁becoming ▁increasing ly ▁important . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Metro val encia ▁train ▁system . ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁general ▁hospital ▁in ▁L l í ria ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁severe ▁financial ▁crisis , ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁took ▁much ▁longer ▁than ▁initially ▁expected . ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁F iest as ▁are ▁Rom er ía ▁of ▁San ▁Vic ente ▁Fer rer ▁( 2 9 ▁April ), ▁and ▁Saint ▁Michael ▁( 2 9 ▁September ). ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁architecture ▁ ▁Pre - R oman ▁Age ▁ ▁Under ▁L l í ria ▁lie ▁the ▁ru ins ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁I ber ian ▁cities ▁in ▁Spain . ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Ed eta ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁administrative ▁centre ▁of ▁Ed et ania , ▁an ▁extensive ▁territory ▁between ▁the ▁rivers ▁J ú car ▁/ ▁X ú quer ▁and ▁ ▁/ ▁R iu ▁Pal àn cia . ▁ ▁Ed eta ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁a ▁hill top ▁known ▁as ▁Sant ▁Mi quel , ▁which ▁over look s ▁the