La Morera de Montsant

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

La Morera de Montsant
View of La Morera de Montsant
La Morera de Montsant
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province 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

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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