La Selva del Camp

Municipality in Tarragona, Catalonia
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41°12′53″N 1°8′23″E / 41.21472°N 1.13972°E / 41.21472; 1.13972Autonomous communityCatalonia CataloniaProvinceTarragonaComarcaBaix CampGovernment
Area • Total35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi)Elevation
246 m (807 ft)Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total5,632 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websitewww.laselvadelcamp.cat

La Selva del Camp (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈsɛlβə ðəl ˈkam]) is a municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, northern Spain.

The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality.

Main sights

Hermitage of Sant Pere de la Selva
  • Parish church of Sant Andreu
  • Castle (12th century)
  • Convent of St. Raphael (17th century)
  • St. Antony Gate
  • Pont Alt (Old Bridge, rebuilt in the 16th century)
  • Church of Sant Pau (13th century)
  • Hermitage of Sant Pere del Puig (12th century)
  • Hermitage of Santa Maria de Paretdelgada
  • Chapel of St. Nicholas

Notable people

  • Ventura Gassol (1893-1980), writer and politician

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de la Selva del Camp". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Selva del Camp". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

  • Official website
  • Government data pages (in Catalan)
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