Rasquera Explained

Rasquera
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.0039°N 0.5994°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tarragona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Ribera d'Ebre
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Josep Ramos Múrria (2019)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:51.3
Elevation M:174
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Rasquerà, rasquerana

Rasquera (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /rasˈkeɾa/) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the feet of the Serra de Cardó close to Highway C-12.

The town is renowned for its basketwork and the production of "pastissets," a sweet pasty.

In 2012 the municipality voted to sign a 1.3 million euro deal with a cannabis association based in Barcelona, under which the municipality would lease land to the association to be used for growing the drug.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Rasquera. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Rasquera. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. News: Spanish Town of Rasquera Leases Land for Marijuana Plantation. Tremlett. Giles. 1 March 2002. The Guardian. 2 March 2012. London.