La Morera de Montsant

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La Morera de Montsant
View of La Morera de Montsant
View of La Morera de Montsant
Coat of arms of La Morera de Montsant
La Morera de Montsant is located in Catalonia
La Morera de Montsant
La Morera de Montsant
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E / 41.26694°N 0.84306°E / 41.26694; 0.84306Coordinates: 41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E / 41.26694°N 0.84306°E / 41.26694; 0.84306
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBandera actual de la provincia de Tarragona.svg Tarragona
ComarcaPriorat
Government
 • 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 , 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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