La Morera de Montsant explained

La Morera de Montsant
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.2669°N 0.8431°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:Ramon Antich Martí (2015)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:52.9
Population Density Km2:auto

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de la Morera de Montsant. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: La Morera de Montsant. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=FDJpAAAAMAAJ&q Anuario de estudios medievales; Instituto de Historia Medieval de España 2003; p.982
  4. AADD, Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya. 2010. Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona; p. 87