Vilaplana
Vilaplana | |
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 Mare de Déu de la Llet church in Vilaplana | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vilaplana Location in Catalonia  Vilaplana Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′46″N 1°2′3″E / 41.22944°N 1.03417°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Baix Camp |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomàs Bigorra Munté (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 579 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vilaplanenc, vilaplanenca |
| Website | www |
Vilaplana (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌviləˈplanə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
The Serra de la Mussara, a subrange of the Prades Mountains rises north of the town. This mountain range is named after the abandoned village of La Mussara, located in the Vilaplana municipal term.
The church is dedicated to Mare de Déu de la Llet, the breastfeeding Virgin Mary.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament de Vilaplana". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Vilaplana". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994
External links
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Media related to Vilaplana at Wikimedia Commons- Vilaplana Town Hall webpage
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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