Capçanes
Appearance
Capçanes | |
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![]() Capçanes from the east | |
Coordinates: 41°06′07″N 0°46′55″E / 41.102°N 0.782°E | |
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Comarca | Priorat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Juan Carlos Carlos Vaqué (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
Population (2014)[1] | |
• Total | 411 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Website | capcanes |
Capçanes is a Catalan village in the province of Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Priorat.
Geography
Capçanes is situated about 7 km (4.4 mi) south of Falset, 40 km (25 mi) west of Tarragona, and about 160 km (100 mi) south-west of Barcelona.
Economy
The village's main activity is agriculture, predominantly wine-growing, but also olive and almond production.
Sights
- Monument to Carrasclet, who was born in the village, by Francesc Carulla i Serra.
- Wine-growers' cooperative, founded in 1933.
Sons and daughters of the village
Pere Joan Barceló i Anguera (1687–1741), a.k.a. Carrasclet ("Carbon seller," a reference to his occupation), guerrillero, who fought in the War of Spanish Succession on the side of Archduke Charles of Austria against the Bourbons and who died in exile.
References
- ^ a b "Ajuntament de Capçanes". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Capçanes". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071109080108/http://www.priorat.org/fitxapobles.php?id_recurso=75&id_fotos=8 Priorat tourist information (Catalan)
- http://www.cellercapcanes.com Wine-growers' cooperative
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