Capçanes
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capçanes (Catalan pronunciation: [kapˈsanes]) is a Catalan village in the province of Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Priorat.
Capçanes | |
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 Capçanes from the east | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Capçanes Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41.102°N 0.782°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Tarragona |
| Comarca | Priorat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juan Carlos Carlos Vaqué (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 398 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| Website | capcanes |
Capçanes is situated about 7 km (4.4 mi) south of Falset, 40 km (25 mi) west of Tarragona, and about 160 km (100 mi) south-west of Barcelona.
The village's main activity is agriculture, predominantly wine-growing, but also olive and almond production.
- Monument to Carrasclet, who was born in the village, by Francesc Carulla i Serra.
- Wine-growers' cooperative, founded in 1933.
Pere Joan Barceló i Anguera (1687–1741), a.k.a. Carrasclet ("Carbon seller," a reference to his occupation), guerrillero, who fought in the War of Spanish Succession on the side of Archduke Charles of Austria against the Bourbons and who died in exile.
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