La Morera de Montsant () is a village in the
province
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of
Tarragona
Tarragona (, ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in Catalonia (Spain). It is the capital and largest town of Tarragonès county, the Camp de Tarragona region and the province of Tarragona. Geographically, it is located on the Costa Daurada ar ...
and
autonomous community
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of
Catalonia
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, Spain.
Geography
It is located in the mountainous wine-producing region of the
Serra de Montsant
Serra de Montsant is a mountain chain in Catalonia, Spain. The main populated area in the range is La Morera de Montsant. Description
It is part of the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range. The main peaks are Roca Corbatera (1,163 m), Piló dels Senyalets ( ...
thus named because there were many hermits living in the range in early Medieval times.
The municipality has two villages:
*La Morera de Montsant, the main population centre
*Escaladei, located by the
Cartoixa d'Escaladei
Cartoixa d'Escaladei, or Chapterhouse of Scala Dei, was a monastery of the Carthusian order in the southern Catalonia. It was founded in the 12th century, was an important centre for art in the 17th century and started the planting of vines in th ...
, a
Carthusian Order
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians (), are a Latin Church, Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its own rul ...
monastery.
[AADD, ''Museus i Centres de Patrimoni Cultural a Catalunya''. 2010. Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Barcelona; p. 87 ]
References
External links
Government data pages
Municipalities in Priorat
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