La Morera de Montsant
| La Morera de Montsant | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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View of La Morera de Montsant | ||
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  La Morera de Montsant Location in Catalonia | ||
| Coordinates: ES 41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E / 41.26694°N 0.84306°ECoordinates: ES 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[2] | ||
| • Total | 52.9 km2 (20.4 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 157 | |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) | |
| Website |
lamorerademontsant | |
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.[3]
The municipality has two villages:
- La Morera de Montsant, the main population centre
- Escaladei, located by the Cartoixa d'Escaladei, a Carthusian Order monastery.[4]
References
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ 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
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Margalef | Ulldemolins | | |
| Cabacés |  |
Cornudella de Montsant | ||
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| La Vilella Alta | Poboleda Torroja del Priorat |
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