Miravet (Catalan pronunciation: [miraˈβet]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the Province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
Miravet | |
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 Inner courtyard at Miravet castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Miravet Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′N 0°36′E / 41.033°N 0.600°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Tarragona |
| Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antoni Borrell Vives (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.3 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 706 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The village and the castle was founded by the Moors and rebuilt by the Knights Templar and transformed into a fortress-monastery, after the conquest of 1153. It is considered to be the largest fortified complex in Catalonia[citation needed], and one of the best examples of Romanesque, religious and military, architecture of the Templar order in the whole Western world.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Ajuntament de Miravet". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Miravet". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links edit
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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