Roquetes
Roquetes municipality | ||
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Catalonia | |
Province : | Tarragona | |
Comarca : | Baix Ebre | |
Coordinates | 40 ° 49 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ E | |
Height : | 14 msnm | |
Area : | 137.23 km² | |
Residents : | 7,973 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density : | 58.1 inhabitants / km² | |
Municipality number ( INE ): | 43133 | |
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Official language : | Castilian , Catalan | |
Mayor : | Francesc Artur Gas i Ferré | |
Website : | www.roquetes.altanet.org |
Roquetes is a Catalan city in the province of Tarragona in northeastern Spain . It is in the comarca of Baix Ebre .
location
Roquetes is located about 70 kilometers southwest of Tarragona on the lower reaches of the Ebro .
history
A Moorish manor is considered the origin of the place . After the reconquest , Roquetes initially belonged to Tortosa . It only became independent in 1850.
During the Spanish War of Independence against Napoleon from 1807 to 1814, Roquetes served as the headquarters of the French troops for the attack on Tortosa. In the First Carlist War it was occupied 1,833th
politics
The 2007 local elections resulted in the following distribution of seats in the local council:
- PSC-PM : 6 seats
- Esquerra-AM : 4 seats
- CiU : 1 seat
- PP : 1 seat
- EBIN: 1 seat ( Ebrencs Independents , independent list)
Attractions
- A 19 kilometer long mountain road leads from Roquetes to Mont Caro, which is located in the district . It is located in the Parc Natural dels Ports and at 1,441 meters is the highest peak in the province of Tarragona
Web links
Commons : Roquetes - collection of images, videos and audio files
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).
- ↑ Local election 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.