(anc. Saguntum), a town of Spain, province of Valencia, is situated at the foot of a hill on the Palancia, 16 miles N. of Valencia. It is surrounded by Moorish walls, and there is a citadel on the summit of the hill. The town itself is irregularly built, with mean houses and narrow streets. It has two churches, several convents and hermitages, a town-house, custom-house, prison, hospital, schools, &c. Murviedro is more remarkable for its remains of antiquity than for any of its modern buildings; but most of these have been very much neglected, and many of the marble fragments have been built into modern edifices. The site of the ancient temple of Diana is now occupied by the convent of La Trinidad, which has several Roman inscriptions built into the wall. The plan of the ancient theatre may still be traced on the slope behind the town, and there are some remains of the circus in the neighbouring orchards. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in agriculture; but the town has several distilleries and flour and oil mills. The ancient town was a seaport, but the coastline has now retired to the distance of 4 miles from the town. Corn, wine, fruits, and oil, from the surrounding country, are the principal exports. The fortifications are so strong that Murviedro is reckoned the key of Valencia. Pop. 5349.