Rasquera (Catalan pronunciation: [rasˈkeɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the feet of the Serra de Cardó close to Highway C-12.
Rasquera | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Rasquera Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°00′14″N 0°35′58″E / 41.00389°N 0.59944°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Tarragona |
| Comarca | Ribera d'Ebre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josep Ramos Múrria (2019)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 787 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Rasquerà, rasquerana |
| Website | rasquera |
The town is renowned for its basketwork and the production of "pastissets," a sweet pasty.
In 2012 the municipality voted to sign a 1.3 million euro deal with a cannabis association based in Barcelona, under which the municipality would lease land to the association to be used for growing the drug.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Rasquera". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Rasquera". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Tremlett, Giles (1 March 2002). "Spanish Town of Rasquera Leases Land for Marijuana Plantation". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
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- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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