Miravet (Catalan pronunciation: [miraˈβet]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
Miravet | |
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![]() Inner courtyard at Miravet castle | |
Coordinates: 41°2′N 0°36′E / 41.033°N 0.600°E | |
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Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antoni Borrell Vives (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 706 |
• Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
Website | www |
The village and the castle was founded by the Moors and rebuilt by the Knights Templar and transformed into a fortress-monastery, after the conquest of 1153. It is considered to be the largest fortified complex in Catalonia[citation needed], and one of the best examples of Romanesque, religious and military, architecture of the Templar order in the whole Western world.[citation needed]
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References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Miravet". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Miravet". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Government data pages (in Catalan)