Falset

Falset municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Tarragona
Comarca :	Priory (comarca)
Coordinates	41 ° 9 '  N , 0 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 9 '  N , 0 ° 49'  E
Height :	364  msnm
Area :	31.6 km²
Residents :	2,834 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	89.68 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	43055
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Mayor :	Jaume Domènech i Jordà
Website :	www.falset.org
Location of the municipality

Falset is a Catalan city ​​in the province of Tarragona in northeastern Spain . It is the capital of the Comarca Priorat .

Geographical location

Falset is about 35 kilometers west of Tarragona .

economy

Viticulture is the main industry in the city . (→ Priorat (wine region) ).

Attractions

The cooperative's winery was built by Cèsar Martinell in the style of a "wine cathedral".

sons and daughters of the town

• Eduard Alentorn , sculptor, born December 5, 1855 in Falset, † September 7, 1920 in Manresa .

Web links

Commons : Falset  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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).