Prades, Baix Camp Explained

Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Prades
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Location:Location in Spain
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Name1:Catalonia
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tarragona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Baix Camp
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Lidia Bargas Musoy (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:32.6
Elevation M:940
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:41.3105°N 0.988°W
Population Demonym:Pradenc, pradenca
Postal Code:43364

Prades (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈpɾaðəs/) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

The main monuments are Santa Maria church in the town, as well as the Ermita de l'Abellera shrine located in an escarpment, outside the town's perimeter.

This town gives its name to the Prades Mountains, located in the vicinity of the municipality. It is a high altitude town, very cold in the winter, but popular as a tourist spot in the summer.

History

Count Ramon Berenguer IV made the concession of a municipal charter to the place in 1159. The last saracens were expelled from the area. By 1200 Prades had already its own market and the town grew in importance and power.

The County of Prades included the Barony of Entença, as well as other towns in the area. Its total surface was 1,157 km² and its dominions extended across the present-day Baix Camp, Priorat and Alt Camp comarcas.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Prades. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Prades. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.