Riudoms

Riudoms (Catalan pronunciation: [riwˈðoms]) is a town in the comarca of Baix Camp, province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located about five kilometres from the regional capital Reus.

Riudoms
Municipality
Parish church of St. James
Flag Coat of arms
Riudoms
Coordinates: 41°08′19″N 1°3′13″E
Autonomous community	Catalonia, Spain
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Baix Camp
Government
• Mayor	Josep Maria Cruset Domènech (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Elevation	126 m (413 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	6,565
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym	Riudomenc
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	43330
Website	www.riudoms.cat

The main product is the hazelnut, today in recession, and extra virgin olive oil.

History

Riudoms was a Roman rural settlement (some archaeological remains and coins were discovered), that was depopulated when the Muslims dominated the region in the 8th century. Conquered by the Norman Robert d'Aguiló under the orders of the Catalan count, the lordship of Riudoms was granted to Arnau de Palomar on 24 January 1150. A castle was constructed and a town born at side.

This village is considered by some^[who?] the birthplace of the architect Antoni Gaudí, designer of the Sagrada Família church in Barcelona and the most famous creator of the artistic movement known as Modernisme.

Gallery

• 
  El Cavall dels Nebot
• 
  Mas de la Calderera, the house where Antoni Gaudí was born.

References

1. "Ajuntament de Riudoms". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Riudoms". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

• Riudoms Council
• Government data pages (in Catalan)