Solivella (Catalan pronunciation: [suliˈveʎa]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Conca de Barberà[1] in Catalonia, Spain.
Solivella | |
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  Solivella Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′33″N 1°10′43″E / 41.45917°N 1.17861°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Tarragona |
| Comarca |  Conca de Barberà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enric Capdevila Torres (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 619 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Solivellenc |
| Website | www |
Mentioned for the first time in a document from 1058, it rose around a castle, of which today only ruins remain. It was a possession of the Monastery of Santes Creus, and in 1393 it went to the Catalan crown.
The medieval Sanctuary of Tallat is located nearby, between Solivella and Belltall.
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Solivella". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Solivella". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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