La Selva del Camp (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈsɛlβə ðəl ˈkam]) is a municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, northern Spain.
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La Selva del Camp | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′53″N 1°8′23″E / 41.21472°N 1.13972°E | |
| Autonomous community | |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Baix Camp |
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| Area | |
• Total | 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 5,632 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality.
Main sights
edit- 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
edit- Ventura Gassol (1893-1980), writer and politician
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de la Selva del Camp". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Selva del Camp". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Official website
- Government data pages (in Catalan)