Cambrils
Cambrils municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | |
Province : | Tarragona | |
Comarca : | Baix Camp | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 3 ′ E | |
Height : | 24 msnm | |
Area : | 35 km² | |
Residents : | 33,898 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 968.51 inhabitants / km² | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 43038 | |
administration | ||
Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | |
Mayor : | Mercè Dalmau | |
Website : | www.cambrils.cat | |
Location of the municipality | ||
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Cambrils is a town with 33,898 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) a few kilometers west of Tarragona in the heart of the Costa Daurada in the autonomous region of Catalonia , Spain . Cambrils has a long tradition as a fishing village.
The city was founded by the Romans who called it Oleastrum ("City of Olive Oil"). For many epochs it served different cultures as a strategically located place.
The main industry is tourism . The harbor is mainly used as a sport boat harbor, but there is still a small fishing fleet that comes in at around 4 p.m. on weekdays. The sorting of the catch can be observed directly in the port.
The traditional local gastronomy is based on Mediterranean cuisine, rounded off by wines from the Priorat , Penedès , Tarragona , Montsant and Terra Alta growing areas .
The closest places of cultural importance are:
- Tarragona ( UNESCO World Heritage Site ),
- Montblanc with its medieval town center,
- the Poblet monastery on the Cistercian route Ruta del Cister ,
- Reus , the cradle of Modernisme (the Catalan Art Nouveau). This area served as a source of inspiration for artists such as Gaudí , Miró , Picasso and many others.
- Mont-roig del Camp , home of the Joan Miró family, where the old town can be visited next to the art center.
Web links
- Cambrils Tourisme Official website of the Patronat de Turisme de Cambrils (in Catalan, Spanish, German, English and French)
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).