Abstract
The article focuses on the language situation in Valencia, an important autonomous community of Spain. There are two official languages there: Castilian as a language of the whole of Spain (i.e.
Spanish) and Valencian as a language proper to Valencian people. The paper describes the relations between Spanish and Valencian both from linguistic and socio-political point of view and offers a statistic summary of the employment of both languages in the territory of Valencian Community.
Two tendencies important for the future of Valencia are discussed, a tendency to use "countrywide" Spanish and a tendency to preserve Valencian (the latter tendency is frequently based on respect for tradition as well as on personal decision). In addition, the article pays attention to the relation between Valencian and Catalan too.