Cornudella de Montsant
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Cornudella de Montsant
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Coat of Arms
Location
General information
Province Tarragona
Comarca Priorat
Demonym Cornudellenc,cornudellenca
Land Area 63.5 km²
Altitude 533 m AMSL
Population 1,006 (2007)
Density 15.84 hab./km²
Mayor Josep Maria Castan Estivill

Cornudella de Montsant is a municipality in the comarca of the Priorat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north-west of the comarca below the Montsant range and the Prades mountains. The Siurana reservoir is on the territory of the municipality and supplies its drinking water.

Sites near to the village include the Sant Joan del Codolar Hermitage. The village derives income from tourism and agriculture, particularly wine and hazelnuts. Cornudella de Montsant is at the centre of one of the world's major rock climbing regions.

A giant paella being cooked during the village festival

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
2519 1662 1331 1178 951 1006

References

  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

Coordinates: 41°16′01″N 0°54′22″E / 41.26694, 0.90611

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