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L'Arboç

Coordinates: 41°16′8″N 1°36′16″E / 41.26889°N 1.60444°E / 41.26889; 1.60444
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L'Arboç
"La Giralda", L'Arboç
"La Giralda", L'Arboç
Coat of arms of L'Arboç
L'Arboç is located in Catalonia
L'Arboç
L'Arboç
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°16′8″N 1°36′16″E / 41.26889°N 1.60444°E / 41.26889; 1.60444
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaBaix Penedès
Government
 • MayorJoan Sans Freixas (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total5,505
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Websitearbocenc.org

L'Arboç (Catalan pronunciation: [ləɾˈβos]) is a village in the province of Tarragona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

L'Arboç contains a half-scale replica of the La Giralda in Seville. The building also contains copies of the Court of the Lions from the Alhambra, and the Hall of the Ambassadors from the Alcázar of Seville.[4] It also contains a reproduction of the Barcelona Columbus monument.

The municipality has an exclave to the north-east.

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References

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  1. ^ "Ajuntament de l'Arboç". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: L'Arboç". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Why is there a replica of the Giralda of Seville in the province of Tarragona? (Spanish)
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