Ciutadilla

Ciutadilla is a village and municipality in the comarca of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2013 was 209.

Ciutadilla
Municipality
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Ciutadilla
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41.56110°N 1.13976°E / 41.56110; 1.13976
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Urgell
Government
 • mayorÓscar Martínez Agustí (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation
519 m (1,703 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total206
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25341
Websitewww.ciutadilla.cat

The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on a hill close to where the Montblanc-to-Tàrrega highway crosses the Corb river. Its ruined castle occupies a commanding position overlooking not just the village but also the plains of Urgell and Segarra.[4] Many of the buildings in the village serve as holiday homes.

Economy

The municipality's economy depends largely on agriculture, mainly non-irrigated barley and other grains, vines, olives, and almonds, as well as pig- and poultry-farming.[4]

History
Ciutadilla in 1914

Ciutadilla village developed around its castle, and spread downhill. The castle is mentioned in extant 12th-century documents, and was significantly improved in the 16th century. It was badly damaged during the First Carlist War in 1835, and fell into ruins after that.[4] The municipality's population reached a peak of 872 in 1887, but has since steadily declined with the rest of the region to 209 in 2013.[5] Many archaeological remains from the Iberic, Greek and Roman periods have been found in the municipality.[4]

Culture

The main festivals in Ciutadilla are that of Saint Roch on the second weekend of August, and its patron saint Saint Michael on 29 September.[4]

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Ciutadilla". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Ciutadilla". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. "Ciutadilla". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "El municipi en xifres: Ciutadilla". Statistics Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 13 April 2014.


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