Rasquera () is a municipality in the
comarca
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of
Ribera d'Ebre
Ribera d'Ebre () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It extends to both sides of the Ebre river between the reservoir of Riba-roja and Miravet. It belongs to the Terres de l'Ebre
Terres de l'Ebre (, in English 'Ebro, Ebre Lands') is t ...
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 ...
in
Catalonia
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, Spain. It is located at the feet of the
Serra de Cardó close to
Highway C-12.
The town is renowned for its basketwork and the production of "pastissets," a sweet pasty.
In 2012 the municipality voted to sign a 1.3 million euro deal with a
cannabis association based in
Barcelona
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, under which the municipality would lease land to the association to be used for growing the drug.
References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
External links
Town Hall webpageGovernment data pages
Rasquera
Populated places in Ribera d'Ebre
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