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Encyclopedia > Priorat
Priorat
Map of Catalonia with Priorat highlighted
Other Catalan comarques
Province Tarragona
Capital Falset
Largest city Falset
Demonym  
Population (2001) 9,196
Area 496.2 km2
Pop. density (2001) 18.5 hab/km2
Municipalities 23

Priorat is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. The central part of the comarca, "Priorat històric," produces the famous and prestigious wine of the Denominación de Origen Calificada Priorat. Wines from elsewhere in the comarca are denominated as Montsant. Image File history File links Map of Catalonia with comarca Priorat highlighted (from Catalan Wikipedia) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... This article is about political regions. ... Categories: Spain geography stubs | Catalonia | Provinces of Spain ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Falset (pop. ... City lights from space. ... Falset (pop. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... A glass of red wine Wine display at the Mt Markey Winery This article is about the beverage. ... Denominación de origen is an appellation for Spanish wines. ...


Priorat had a steady loss of population during the 20th century, but has recently as of 2004 experienced a more prosperous economy, resulting in an end to this trend. In 2001, the population was 9,196, with only the capital (Falset) exceeding a population of 1,000. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...


Physical geography

Priorat has an area of 496 km2 and is bordered by the River Ebro, and by the comarques of Baix Camp, les Garrigues, and Conca de Barberà. In the extreme north of the comarca is the Montsant mountain range; the south is bordered by the Mola de Colldejou and the mountain ranges of Llebaria and Santa Marina. The Ebro (Greek: Έβρος, Latin: Iberus, Spanish: Ebro, Catalan: Ebre) is one of the major rivers of Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Tarragona Capital Reus Largest city Reus Demonym   Population (2001) 145,675 hab. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital les Borges Blanques Largest city les Borges Blanques Demonym   Population (2002) 18,999 Area 799. ... Conca de Barberà is a comarca (county) in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain. ...


The climate is continental: dry and hot in summer, cold in the winter.


Municipalities

Populations are from 2001. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

  • Bellmunt del Priorat - pop. 310
  • Bisbal de Falset - pop. 248
  • Cabacés - pop. 343
  • Capçanes - pop. 412
  • Cornudella de Montsant - pop. 859
  • Falset - pop. 2,471
  • Figuera - pop. 124
  • Gratallops - pop. 224
  • Guiamets - pop. 304
  • Lloar - pop. 114
  • Margalef - pop. 133
  • Marçà - pop. 616
  • Masroig - pop. 519
  • Molar - pop. 294
  • Morera de Montsant - pop. 148
  • Poboleda - pop. 347
  • Porrera - pop. 462
  • Pradell de la Teixeta - pop. 189
  • Torre de Fontaubella - pop. 133
  • Torroja del Priorat - pop. 142
  • Ulldemolins - pop. 495
  • Vilella Alta - pop. 132
  • Vilella Baixa - pop.177

Falset (pop. ...

External links

  • Official comarcal web site, in Catalan
  • IDESCAT: statistical information about Priorat (in Catalan)


 
Comarques of Catalonia		 Flag of Catalonia
Alt Camp | Alt Empordà | Alt Penedès | Alt Urgell | Alta Ribagorça | Anoia | Bages | Baix Camp | Baix Ebre | Baix Empordà | Baix Llobregat | Baix Penedès | Baixa Cerdanya | Barcelonès | Berguedà | Conca de Barberà | Garraf | Garrigues | Garrotxa | Gironès | Maresme | Montsià | Noguera | Osona | Pallars Jussà | Pallars Sobirà | Pla de l'Estany | Pla d'Urgell | Priorat | Ribera d'Ebre | Ripollès | Segarra | Segrià | Selva | Solsonès | Tarragonès | Terra Alta | Urgell | Val d'Aran | Vallès Occidental | Vallès Oriental
Historical Comarques
North Catalonia: Alta Cerdanya | Capcir | Conflent | Rosselló | Vallespir

  Results from FactBites:
 
Priorat - Spanish Wine Region - Wine Tours Priorat, Spain (857 words)
The remote, rocky hills of the Priorat wine region are the birthplace of intense, minerally reds that many wine writers and collectors consider to be Spain's most elite wines.
Priorat's best wines are concentrated and full of character thanks to the very low yields produced by the region's harsh conditions.
The capital and winemaking epicenter of Priorat is the capital, Falset.
THE ESSENTIALS / Spain's Priorat region flexes its muscles (1876 words)
Priorat's wines -- almost exclusively red, although there is an occasional white -- are blends made chiefly from indigenous Garnacha and Cariñena (Grenache and Carignan) grapes.
Priorat has been a place for wine since monks cultivated grapes in the Middle Ages -- the region takes its name from the Spanish word for "priory." As recently as 1900, there were 40,000 acres -- about the same area under vine as in Napa or Sonoma counties.
Priorat wines are intense and high in alcohol (regulations mandate a minimum 13.5 percent alcohol) because grapes ripen well -- sometimes too well -- under the Mediterranean sun.
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