La Morera de Montsant
| La Morera de Montsant | |
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| Municipality | |
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View of La Morera de Montsant | |
  La Morera de Montsant Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E / 41.26694°N 0.84306°ECoordinates: 41°16′1″N 0°50′35″E / 41.26694°N 0.84306°E | |
| Country |
 Spain |
| Community |
 Catalonia |
| Province |
 Tarragona |
| Comarca | Priorat |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
La Morera de Montsant is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
Geography
It is located in the mountainous wine-producing region of the Serra de Montsant thus named because there were many hermits living in the range in early Medieval times.[1]
The municipality has two villages:
- La Morera de Montsant, the main population centre
- Escaladei, located by the Cartoixa d'Escaladei, a Carthusian Order monastery.[2]
References
- ↑ Anuario de estudios medievales; Instituto de Historia Medieval de España 2003; p.982
- ↑ AADD, Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya. 2010. Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona; p. 87 ISBN 8439354371
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Margalef | Ulldemolins | | |
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Cornudella de Montsant | ||
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| La Vilella Alta | Poboleda Torroja del Priorat |
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