Rocafort de Queralt () is a municipality and village in the
comarca
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of
Conca de Barberà
Conca de Barberà () is a comarca (county) in the region of Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Its total area is , and its capital is Montblanc.
At its creation in 1936, it contained 23 municipalities, but in 1990, several of these were amal ...
in the
province of Tarragona
Tarragona (; ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Castellón, Teruel, Zaragoza, Lleida and Barcelona and by the Mediterranean Sea.
The province's po ...
in
Catalonia
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, Spain. It has a population of .
The municipality has an area of 8.6 km. Its elevation is approximately 562m.
Economic activity is mainly agricultural, principally
cereal
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s,
vines
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and
wine
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, principally
cava, a sparkling wine. In former times, Rocafort was an important centre for the production of
saffron
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.
The town's origins are obscure, but its castle is mentioned in a document dating back to 1178.
References
External links
Official websiteGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Conca de Barberà
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