La Morera de Montsant (Catalan pronunciation: [la moˈɾeɾa ðe monˈsan]) is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
La Morera de Montsant | |
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 View of La Morera de Montsant | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  La Morera de Montsant Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E / 41.26694°N 0.84306°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Tarragona |
| Comarca | Priorat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ramon Antich Martí (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.9 km2 (20.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 157 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Website | lamorerademontsant |
Geography
editIt is located in the mountainous wine-producing region of the Serra de Montsant thus named because there were many hermits living in the range in early Medieval times.[4]
The municipality has two villages:
- La Morera de Montsant, the main population centre
- Escaladei, located by the Cartoixa d'Escaladei, a Carthusian Order monastery.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de la Morera de Montsant". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Morera de Montsant". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Anuario de estudios medievales; Instituto de Historia Medieval de España 2003; p.982
- ^ AADD, Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya. 2010. Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona; p. 87 ISBN 8439354371
External links
edit- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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