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| subdivision_name1 = [[Catalonia]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Catalonia]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona ]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Comarques of Catalonia|Comarca]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Comarques of Catalonia|Comarca]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Baix Camp]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Baix Camp]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Lidia Bargas Musoy (2015)<ref name=municat>{{cite web|url=http://municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=4311660009|title=Ajuntament de Prades|publisher=[[Generalitat of Catalonia]]|accessdate=2015-11-13}}</ref>
| leader_name = Lidia Bargas Musoy (2015)<ref name=municat>{{cite web|url=http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=4311660009|title=Ajuntament de Prades|publisher=[[Generalitat of Catalonia]]|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref>
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| area_footnotes = <ref name=idescat>{{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=431166|title=El municipi en xifres: Prades|publisher=[[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya|Statistical Institute of Catalonia]]|accessdate=2015-11-23}}</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name=idescat>{{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=431166|title=El municipi en xifres: Prades|publisher=[[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya|Statistical Institute of Catalonia]]|access-date=2015-11-23}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 32.6
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| elevation_m = 940
| elevation_m = 940
| population_as_of = 2014
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| population_total = 626
| population_total = {{Spain metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| coordinates = {{coord|41.3105|0.988|display=inline}}
| latd = 41.3105
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| population_demonym = Pradenc, pradenca
| population_demonym = Pradenc, pradenca
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[[File:Ermita de l Abellera Prades.JPG|thumb|left|Ermita de l'Abellera, Prades]]
[[File:Ermita de l Abellera Prades edited.JPG|thumb|left|Ermita de l'Abellera, Prades]]


'''Prades''' is a municipality in the ''[[Catalonia/Comarques|comarca]]'' of [[Baix Camp]], in the province of [[Tarragona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].
'''Prades''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈpɾaðəs}}) is a municipality in the ''[[Catalonia/Comarques|comarca]]'' of [[Baix Camp]], in the province of [[Tarragona]], [[Catalonia]], Spain.


The main monuments are Santa Maria church in the town, as well as the Ermita de l'Abellera shrine located in an escarpment, outside the town's perimeter.
The main monuments are Santa Maria church in the town, as well as the Ermita de l'Abellera shrine located in an escarpment, outside the town's perimeter.


This town gives its name to the [[Prades Mountains]], located in the vicinity of the municipality. It is a high altitude town, very cold in the winter, but popular as a tourist spot in the summer.
This town gives its name to the [[Prades Mountains]], located in the vicinity of the municipality. It is a high altitude town, very cold in the winter, but popular as a tourist spot in the summer.

==History==
==History==
Count [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV]] made the concession of a [[municipal charter]] to the place in 1159. The last [[saracen]]s were expelled from the area. By 1200 Prades had already its own market and the town grew in importance and power.
Count [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona|Ramon Berenguer IV]] made the concession of a [[municipal charter]] to the place in 1159. The last [[saracen]]s were expelled from the area. By 1200 Prades had already its own market and the town grew in importance and power.


The '''County of Prades''' included the [[Barony of Entença]], as wll as other towns in the area. Its total surface was 1,157 km² and its dominions extended across the present-day [[Baix Camp]], [[Priorat]] and [[Alt Camp]] comarcas.
The '''County of Prades''' included the [[Barony of Entença]], as well as other towns in the area. Its total surface was 1,157&nbsp;km² and its dominions extended across the present-day [[Baix Camp]], [[Priorat]] and [[Alt Camp]] comarcas.


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; ''Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble'', Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994
*Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; ''Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble'', Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994


==External links==
==External links==
{{commonscat|Prades}}
{{Commons category|Prades}}
*[http://www.prades.altanet.org/ Prades Town Hall webpage]
*[http://www.prades.altanet.org/ Prades Town Hall webpage]
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* [http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=4311660009 Government data pages] {{in lang|ca}}
*[http://www.pradesonline.net/ Prades Online: Revista electrònica del poble]
*[http://www.prades.info/ Prades.info: Guia comercial, noticies, el poble, què fer-hi?, associacions, etc.]
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*[http://www.municat.gencat.cat/municat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=4311660009 Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya]
*[http://www.idescat.es/territ/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=1&V1=43116 Informació de l'Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya] {{ca icon}}


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Latest revision as of 03:04, 12 October 2024

Prades
Municipality
Prades
Prades
Flag of Prades
Flag
Coat of arms of Prades
Coat of arms
Prades is located in Catalonia
Prades
Prades
Coordinates: 41°18′38″N 0°59′17″E / 41.3105°N 0.988°E / 41.3105; 0.988
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCatalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaBaix Camp
Government
 • MayorLidia Bargas Musoy (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Elevation
940 m (3,080 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
589
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Pradenc, pradenca
Websiteprades.cat
Ermita de l'Abellera, Prades

Prades (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɾaðəs]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

The main monuments are Santa Maria church in the town, as well as the Ermita de l'Abellera shrine located in an escarpment, outside the town's perimeter.

This town gives its name to the Prades Mountains, located in the vicinity of the municipality. It is a high altitude town, very cold in the winter, but popular as a tourist spot in the summer.

History

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Count Ramon Berenguer IV made the concession of a municipal charter to the place in 1159. The last saracens were expelled from the area. By 1200 Prades had already its own market and the town grew in importance and power.

The County of Prades included the Barony of Entença, as well as other towns in the area. Its total surface was 1,157 km² and its dominions extended across the present-day Baix Camp, Priorat and Alt Camp comarcas.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Prades". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Prades". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994
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