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Tortosa (Latin Dertusa, Arabic طرطوشة Ṭurṭūšah) is the capital of the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river. Population 30,088 (1996). Image File history File linksMetadata Tortosa2. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Baix Ebre is a comarca (county), on the coast in southernCatalonia. ... Tarragona (IPA: in Catalan) is a city located in the south of Catalonia, northeastern Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea. ... Anthem: Capital Barcelona Official language(s) Catalan,Spanish and Aranese. ... This article is about the Spanish river. ...


It was conquered from the Moors by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1148. For other uses, see moor. ... Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona the Saint (c. ... Events Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona conquered Tortosa in posetion of the moors. ...

Location of Tortosa

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Demography

Demographic evolution of Tortosa between 1991 and 2004
1991 1996 2001 2004
29,452 30,088 28,933 31,979

Map of countries by population Population growth showing projections for later this century Demography is the statistical study of human populations. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

List of bishops of Tortosa San Rufo 64 - 90? Macià s. ... The disputation of Tortosa was the most remarkable disputation, a public debate on religious subjects between Jews and non-Jews, in Jewish history. ...

External links

  • The Tortosa Forum


edit Municipalities of Baix Ebre Flag of Catalonia

L'Aldea | Aldover | Alfara de Carles | L'Ametlla de Mar | L'Ampolla | Benifallet | Camarles | Deltebre | Paüls | El Perelló | Roquetes | Tivenys | Tortosa | Xerta Baix Ebre is a comarca (county), on the coast in southernCatalonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Catalonia. ... LAldea is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. ... The beach of lAlguer LAmetlla de Mar, also called la Cala (the bay or the beach), is a municipality within the comarca of Baix Ebre, situated in the coastal region between the Cap de Terme (to the North) and the barranc de lÁliga (to the south). ... LAmpolla is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. ... Camarles is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. ... Deltebre is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. ... El Perelló is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Ebre in Catalonia, Spain. ... Tivenys is a little village in the Shire of Baix Ebre (Low Ebre), in Catalonia (Spain). ...


Coordinates: 40°48′N, 0°31′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tortosa (716 words)
Tortosa from the Moors was Godfrey (Gaufridus), Abbot of the Monastery of Sts.
Tortosa on 31 Dec., 1148, by Raymond Bérenger, the diocese was restored to its ancient importance.
The cathedral was begun in 1158, and consecrated in 1178 by Bérenger, Archbishop of Tarragona; rebuilt from May or June, 1347 until 1597; consecrated 8 June, 1597; again continued from 5 Feb. 1621 to 1725, with latter additions.
Tortosa - LoveToKnow 1911 (490 words)
Tortosa is for the most part an old walled town on the left bank of the river, with narrow, crooked and ill-paved streets, in which the houses are lofty and massively built of granite.
Tortosa, the Dertosa of Strabo and the Colonia Julia Augusta Dertosa of numerous coins, was a city of the Ilercaones in Hispania Tarraconensis.
Tortosa fell into the hands of the duke of Orleans in 1708; during the Peninsular War it surrendered in 1811 to the French under Suchet, who held it till 1814.
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