Marçà

Marçà
Municipality

Coat of arms
Marçà

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°7′43″N 0°48′13″E / 41.12861°N 0.80361°ECoordinates: 41°7′43″N 0°48′13″E / 41.12861°N 0.80361°E
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Priorat
Area
  Total 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Elevation 315 m (1,033 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 653
  Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Demonym Marçalenc, marçalenca
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
La Miloquera mountain in Marçà

Marçà is a municipality in the comarca of Priorat, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

History

In medieval times, after the area had been reconquered from the saracens, the town became part of the Barony of Entença.

The now ruined Sant Marçal monastery was founded in 1611. It was closed down due to the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal in 1835 during Isabella II of Spain's rule. The Desamortización or secularization of the place brought monastic life in the monastery to an end.

Despite having lost almost half of its population since 1900, nowadays Marçà is the third most important town in the Priorat comarca.

Villages

Monuments

The 18th century Santa Maria church.

References

    External links

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