La Pobla de Massaluca

La Pobla de Massaluca
Municipality

Coat of arms
La Pobla de Massaluca
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°10′59″N 0°21′18″E / 41.18306°N 0.35500°E / 41.18306; 0.35500Coordinates: 41°10′59″N 0°21′18″E / 41.18306°N 0.35500°E / 41.18306; 0.35500
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Terra Alta
Government
 • mayor Antoni Ferré Llop (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 43.4 km2 (16.8 sq mi)
Elevation 542 m (1,778 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 354
 • Density 8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Climate Csa
Website www.poblamassaluca.altanet.org

La Pobla de Massaluca is a municipality in the comarca of la Terra Alta in Catalonia, Spain.

The present town originated in 1294 according to existing documents, but it does not match the present location of the village. It is believed that it was formerly known as 'Pobla de Vilabona'. The town belonged from 1531 onwards to the Knights Hospitaller order, which had the see in neighboring Vilalba dels Arcs.[3]

La Pobla de Massaluca produces olive oil. The local wine also deserves special mention.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de la Pobla de Massaluca". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: La Pobla de Massaluca". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ Ambits - La Pobla de Massaluca Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine.


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