Vimbodí i Poblet explained

Vimbodí i Poblet
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.4022°N 1.0511°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Tarragona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3: Conca de Barberà
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Joan Güell Serra (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:66.1
Population Density Km2:auto

Vimbodí i Poblet (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /vimbuˈði i puˈβlɛt/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Conca de Barberà in Catalonia, Spain. The main settlement is the village of Vimbodí.

The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality.

Sights

The Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet is a Cistercian monastery founded in 1151, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991.

External links

Notes and References

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