Cornudella de Montsant explained

Cornudella de Montsant
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.2669°N 0.9061°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tarragona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Priorat
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Salvador Salvadó Porqueres (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:63.5
Elevation M:533
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Cornudellenc
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:43360

Cornudella de Montsant (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /koɾnuˈðeʎa ðe monˈsan/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Priorat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north-west of the comarca below the Montsant range and the Prades Mountains. The Siurana reservoir is on the territory of the municipality and supplies its drinking water.

Sites near to the village include the Sant Joan del Codolar Hermitage. The village derives income from tourism and agriculture, particularly wine and hazelnuts. Cornudella de Montsant is at the centre of one of the world's major rock climbing regions.

History

In medieval times the town was part of the Barony of Entença.

The painter and Carthusian monk Joaquim Juncosa was a native of this town before he moved to the nearby monastery of Scala Dei where he painted several frescoes and pictures.[3]

The old winery of Cornudella de Montsant, also known in Catalonia as one of the 'Wine Cathedrals, was built during the Modernisme and Noucentisme periods and was designed by architect Cèsar Martinell.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Cornudella de Montsant. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Cornudella de Montsant. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Book: Spooner . S. . A Biographical History of the Fine Arts . July 2023 . Outlook Verlag . 9783368183806 . 432 . 27 November 2023.