Marçà

Marçà
Municipality

Coat of arms
Marçà

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 41°7′43″N 0°48′13″E / 41.12861°N 0.80361°E / 41.12861; 0.80361Coordinates: 41°7′43″N 0°48′13″E / 41.12861°N 0.80361°E / 41.12861; 0.80361
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Priorat
Government
 • mayor Josep Maria Piqué Castellnou (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 16.1 km2 (6.2 sq mi)
Elevation 315 m (1,033 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 611
 • Density 38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Marçalenc, marçalenca
Website www.marca.altanet.org
La Miloquera mountain in Marçà

Marçà is a municipality in the comarca of Priorat, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

History

In medieval times, after the area had been reconquered from the saracens, the town became part of the Barony of Entença.

The now ruined Sant Marçal monastery was founded in 1611. It was closed down due to the Ecclesiastical Confiscations of Mendizábal in 1835 during Isabella II of Spain's rule. The Desamortización or secularization of the place brought monastic life in the monastery to an end.

Despite having lost almost half of its population since 1900, nowadays Marçà is the third most important town in the Priorat comarca.

Villages

Monuments

The 18th century Santa Maria church.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Marçà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Marçà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
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