Verdú
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verdú (Catalan pronunciation: [beɾˈðu]) is a village and municipality in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain. It is traditionally associated with the Segarra region, but in 1936 was transferred to the comarca of Urgell.[4]
Verdú | |
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Coordinates: 41.61°N 1.144°E / 41.61; 1.144 | |
Country | Spain |
Autonomous community | Catalonia |
Province | Lleida |
Comarca | Urgell |
Government | |
• Mayor | Josep Mas Carpi (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 905 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | verdu |
The municipality covers 36 km2. The landscape consists of rolling hills with valleys and plains cultivated with grain, vineyards, and olive and almond trees. Small forests of pine and oak are scattered throughout the area. The Segarra-Garrigues canal and the Montblanc-Tàrrega highway both bisect the municipality, passing to the west of the town.
Today Verdú is known for wine, its traditional black pottery, its historic buildings such as its Castle and the Church of Santa Maria, its notable native St. Peter Claver, and recently its toy museum, that closed in 2013 and was converted to an art gallery.