La Pobla de Massaluca | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 41.1831°N 0.355°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarragona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Terra Alta |
Leader Title: | mayor |
Leader Name: | Marc de Barcelona (2015)[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 43.4 |
Elevation M: | 5422313123 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code: | 43110 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
La Pobla de Massaluca (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /la ˈpoβla ðe masaˈluka/) is a municipality in the comarca of la Terra Alta in Catalonia, Spain.
The present town originated in 1294 according to existing documents, but it does not match the present location of the village. It is believed that it was formerly known as 'Pobla de Vilabona'. The town belonged from 1531 onwards to the Knights Hospitaller order, which had the see in neighboring Vilalba dels Arcs.[3]
La Pobla de Massaluca produces olive oil. The local wine also deserves special mention.