Vilanova de Prades explained

Settlement Type:Municipality
Official Name:Vilanova de Prades
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Location:Location in Spain
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
Leader Title:mayor
Leader Name:Artur Miró Palau (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:21.5
Elevation M:893
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:41.35°N 0.9586°W
Population Demonym:Vilanoví, vilanovina
Postal Code:43439

Vilanova de Prades (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˌvilaˈnɔva ðe ˈpɾaðes/) is a municipality in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a popular holiday resort located at high altitude atop the Serra de la Llena, close to the area where this mountain range meets the Prades Mountains.

The town appears mentioned for the first time in an 1159 document regarding the limits of Prades. The main monuments are Sant Salvador church in the centre, as well as the Sant Antoni de Pàdua shrine at the edge of the town.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Vilanova de Prades. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Vilanova de Prades. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.