Capçanes (Catalan pronunciation: [kapˈsanes]) is a Catalan village in the province of Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Priorat.
Capçanes | |
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Coordinates: 41°06′07″N 0°46′55″E / 41.102°N 0.782°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Tarragona |
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 (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 398 |
• Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
Website | capcanes |
Geography
editCapçanes 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
editThe village's main activity is agriculture, predominantly wine-growing, but also olive and almond production.
Sights
edit- 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
editPere 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
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Capçanes". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Capçanes". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- 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
- Government data pages (in Catalan)