Cornudella de Montsant

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Cornudella de Montsant

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Location

General information

Province

Tarragona

Comarca

Priorat

Demonym

Cornudellenc,cornudellenca

Land Area

63.5 km²

Altitude

533 m AMSL

Population

1,006 (2007)

Density

15.84 hab./km²

Mayor

Josep Maria Castan Estivill

Cornudella de Montsant is a municipality in the comarca of the Priorat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north-west of the comarca below the Montsant range and the Prades mountains. The Siurana reservoir is on the territory of the municipality and supplies its drinking water.

Sites near to the village include the Sant Joan del Codolar Hermitage. The village derives income from tourism and agriculture, particularly wine and hazelnuts. Cornudella de Montsant is at the centre of one of the world's major rock climbing regions.

A giant paella being cooked during the village festival

[edit] Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
2519	1662	1331	1178	951	1006

[edit] References

Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

[edit] External links

Official site

v • d • e Municipalities of Priorat

Bellmunt del Priorat · La Bisbal de Falset · Cabacés · Capçanes · Cornudella de Montsant · Falset · La Figuera · Gratallops · Els Guiamets · Lloar · Margalef · Marçà · El Masroig · El Molar · Morera de Montsant · Poboleda · Porrera · Pradell de la Teixeta · La Torre de Fontaubella · Torroja del Priorat · Ulldemolins · La Vilella Alta · La Vilella Baixa