Vilaplana

Vilaplana
Municipality
Mare de Déu de la Llet church in Vilaplana

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Vilaplana
Coordinates: 41°13′46″N 1°2′3″E / 41.22944°N 1.03417°E / 41.22944; 1.03417
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Camp
Government
 • mayor Tomàs Bigorra Munté (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Elevation 366 m (1,201 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 630
 • Density 27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vilaplanenc, vilaplanenca
Website www.vilaplana.oasi.org

Vilaplana is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

The Serra de la Mussara, a subrange of the Prades Mountains rises north of the town. This mountain range is named after the abandoned village of La Mussara, located in the Vilaplana municipal term.

The church is dedicated to Mare de Déu de la Llet, the breastfeeding Virgin Mary.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Vilaplana". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Vilaplana". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  • Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994



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