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| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Catalonia|Municipality]] |
| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Catalonia|Municipality]] |
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|official_name = Prades |
|official_name = Prades |
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nickname = |
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image_skyline=|Portal i Església de pedra roja a Prades.jpg |
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image_flag = Bandera de Prades.svg |
| image_flag = Bandera de Prades.svg |
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image_seal =Escudo de Prades.svg |
| image_seal =Escudo de Prades.svg |
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| image_caption = Prades |
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pushpin_map = Spain Catalonia |
| pushpin_map = Spain Catalonia |
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pushpin_map_location = Location in Spain |
| pushpin_map_location = Location in Spain |
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subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] |
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subdivision_name = [[Spain]] |
| subdivision_name = [[Spain]] |
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subdivision_type1 = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]] |
| subdivision_type1 = [[Autonomous communities of Spain|Autonomous community]] |
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subdivision_name1 = [[Catalonia]] |
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subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]] |
| subdivision_type2 = [[Provinces of Spain|Province]] |
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subdivision_name2 = [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona ]] |
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tarragona (province)|Tarragona ]] |
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subdivision_type3 = [[Comarques of Catalonia|Comarca]] |
| subdivision_type3 = [[Comarques of Catalonia|Comarca]] |
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subdivision_name3 = [[Baix Camp]] |
| subdivision_name3 = [[Baix Camp]] |
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area_total_km2 = 32.58 |
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elevation_m = 940 |
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population_as_of = 2006 |
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population_total = 655 |
| population_total = 655 |
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population_density_km2 = auto |
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| latd = 41|latm = 18|lats = 40|latNS = N |
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| longd= 0|longm = 59|longs = 20|longEW= E | |
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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]] |
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'''Prades''' is a municipality in the ''[[Catalonia/Comarques|comarca]]'' of [[Baix Camp]], in the province of [[Tarragona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. |
'''Prades''' is a municipality in the ''[[Catalonia/Comarques|comarca]]'' of [[Baix Camp]], in the province of [[Tarragona]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. |
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Revision as of 13:39, 16 October 2015
Prades | |
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| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Baix Camp |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.58 km2 (12.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 940 m (3,080 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 655 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pradenc, pradenca |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Prades 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
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 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.
See also
References
- Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994
External links
- Prades Town Hall webpage
- Prades Online: Revista electrònica del poble
- Prades.info: Guia comercial, noticies, el poble, què fer-hi?, associacions, etc.
- Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Informació de l'Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya Template:Ca icon
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