Rocafort de Queralt | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Catalonia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tarragona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Conca de Barberà |
Seat Type: | (political) |
Coordinates: | 41.478°N 1.281°W |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 8.5 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marc Roca Banet (2015)[2] |
Rocafort de Queralt is a municipality and village in the comarca of Conca de Barberà in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain.
The municipality has an area of 8.6 km. Its elevation is approximately 562m.
Economic activity is mainly agricultural, principally cereals, vines and wine, principally cava, a sparkling wine. In former times, Rocafort was an important centre for the production of saffron.
The town's origins are obscure, but its castle is mentioned in an 1178 document.
As of January 2012, the mayor of Sarral is Valentí Gual i Vilà.