Agramunt Explained

Agramunt
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.7833°N 7°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Urgell
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Bernat Solé Barril (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:79.6
Elevation M:337
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonyms:Agramuntí, agramuntina

Agramunt (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /aɣɾaˈmun/) is a municipality (municipi) in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia. It is situated in the north of the comarca, near the border with the Noguera. The town centre is protected as a historic-artistic monument, especially the Roman church of Santa Maria which dates from the 12th-13th centuries. The town is also known for the production of torró d'Agramunt, a sort of confectionery traditionally eaten at Christmas. The town is linked to Tàrrega by the C-240 road, to Cervera by the L-303 road and to Artesa de Segre by the L-302 road. The Urgell canal passes through the municipality, crossing the Montclar range through a tunnel. The municipality includes the exclave of Montclar d'Urgell to the north-west.

Historically, a Jewish community existed during medieval times. In 1272, Shlomo ibn Aderet mediated a dispute between the Jewish communities of Agramunt and Lérida. The Jewish community was destroyed in the 1492 expulsion of the Jews. In the 1980s, a street in the historical Jewish quarter, also called a Call (the term is thought to have originated from the word kahal in Hebrew, meaning "community"), was renamed to "carrer del Call," or "Street of the Call."[3]

Demography

Pop 1900:3191
Pop 1930:3290
Pop 1950:3535
Pop 1970:4428
Pop 1986:4618
Pop Latest:5434
Latest Year:2007

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament d'Agramunt. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Agramunt. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Web site: Agramunt . Jewish Virtual Library . 25 June 2024.