La Morera de Montsant

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Coat of arms of La Morera de Montsant
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41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E / 41.26694°N 0.84306°E / 41.26694; 0.84306Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvince TarragonaComarcaPrioratGovernment
 • MayorRamon Antich Martí (2015)[1]Area • Total52.9 km2 (20.4 sq mi)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total157 • Density3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)Websitelamorerademontsant.org

La Morera de Montsant is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Geography

It 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

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de la Morera de Montsant". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Morera de Montsant". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Anuario de estudios medievales; Instituto de Historia Medieval de España 2003; p.982
  5. ^ AADD, Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya. 2010. Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona; p. 87 ISBN 8439354371

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  • Government data pages (in Catalan)
Places adjacent to La Morera de Montsant
Margalef Ulldemolins
Cabacés
La Morera de Montsant
Cornudella de Montsant
La Vilella Alta Poboleda
Torroja del Priorat
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