Arnes (Tarragona)
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| coat of arms | Map of Spain | ||
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| Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | ||
| Province : | Tarragona | ||
| Comarca : | Terra Alta | ||
| Coordinates | 40 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 16' E | ||
| Height : | 506 msnm | ||
| Area : | 42.97 km² | ||
| Residents : | 455 (Jan 1, 2019) | ||
| Population density : | 10.59 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Municipality number ( INE ): | 43018 | ||
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| Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | ||
| Mayor : | Xavier Pallarès i Povill, CiU | ||
Arnes is a municipality in the Spanish comarca Terra Alta in the province of Tarragona ( Catalonia ).
The place in the far west of the province of Tarragona, on the border with Aragon , has 455 inhabitants (January 1, 2019) on 43 km². It is located on a small hill about 500 meters above the river Algars . On the south side the place slopes down towards Tortosa , while on the flatter north side lies the plain of the Algars.
history
It seems that in the area of Arnes there was initially a Muslim farm , the place was later conquered by Alfonso the Chaste and soon afterwards came into the possession of the Knights Templar from Horta de Sant Joan . After the fall of the Templars, he became dependent on Johanniter .
Attractions
The town hall, one of the most important buildings of the Catalan Renaissance , which was built in 1584 by Joan Vilabona de Queretes, is particularly worth seeing . The baroque three-aisled parish church of Santa Magdalena should also be mentioned. It was built on the ruins of a Gothic church from 1693.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
