Riudoms
Riudoms municipality | ||
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | |
Province : | Tarragona | |
Comarca : | Baix Camp | |
Coordinates | 41 ° 8 ' N , 1 ° 3' E | |
Height : | 126 msnm | |
Area : | 32.4 km² | |
Residents : | 6,594 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 203.52 inhabitants / km² | |
Postal code : | 43330 | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 43129 | |
administration | ||
Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | |
Mayor : | Josep Maria Cruset Domènech ( CiU ) | |
Website : | www.riudoms.cat |
Riudoms is a municipality in southern Catalonia . It has 6594 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and is located in the province of Tarragona and the Comarca Baix Camp . Of Reus , the capital of the Comarca , it is about 5 km away. Riudoms is the birthplace of the architect Antoni Gaudí .
history
Archaeological finds show that the area of Riudoms was inhabited as early as the Neolithic and later in the Bronze Age. In Roman times there were several settlements in the area of the present municipality, particularly near the Maspujols River . The official foundation of Riudoms took place on January 25, 1151. The knight Arnau de Palomar received the area of Riodoms from the Norman prince Robert d'Aguiló with the condition that a castle be built here.
economy
Riudoms was traditionally characterized by agriculture. The hazelnut has been the main product since the end of the 19th century. When the demand later fell, they switched to growing olives. Nowadays, most of the residents only farm as a sideline.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Miguel Baptista Gran Peris, better known as " Fra Bonaventura ", Franciscan and Blessed
- Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), architect
- Juan Guinjoan Gispert , composer
swell
- Riudoms in the Catalan Wikipedia
- Joan Ramon Corts Salvat i Josep Maria Toda Serra. “Riudoms. 850 anys d'història, llengua i cultura ”. Cossetània Edicions. 2000. (Catalan)
Web links
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).