VILLENA, a town of eastern Spain, in the province of Ali cante ; on the right bank of the river VinalapO, and at the junction of railways from Valencia, Alicante, Albacete and Yecla. Pop. (1930) 17,638• Villena contains some interesting examples of Moorish domestic architecture. It is dominated by a Moorish
castle. The surrounding hills are covered with vines, and to the east there is an extensive salt lagoon. Silk, linen, flour, wine, brandy, oil, salt and soap are the chief industrial products.