Marçà Explained

Marçà
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.1286°N 0.8036°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:Josep Maria Piqué Castellnou (2019)
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:16.1
Elevation M:315
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:612
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Marçalenc, marçalenca
Postal Code:43775

Marçà (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /maɾˈsa/) is a municipality in the comarca of Priorat, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

History

In medieval times, after the area had been reconquered from the Saracens, the town became part of the Barony of Entença.

The now ruined Sant Marçal monastery was founded in 1611. It was closed down due to the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal in 1835 during Isabella II of Spain's rule. The Desamortización or secularization of the place brought monastic life in the monastery to an end. Despite having lost almost half of its population since 1900, nowadays Marçà is the third most important town in the Priorat comarca.

Villages

Monuments

The 18th century Santa Maria church.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Marçà. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.