Vilanova de Prades

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Vilanova de Prades
Municipality
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Coat of arms of Vilanova de Prades
Coat of arms
Vilanova de Prades is located in Catalonia
Vilanova de Prades
Vilanova de Prades
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Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Tarragona Tarragona
Comarca Conca de Barberà Conca de Barberà
Government
 • mayor Artur Miró Palau (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
Elevation 893 m (2,930 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 126
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vilanoví, vilanovina
Website www.vprades.altanet.org

Vilanova de Prades is a municipality in the comarca of Conca de Barberà, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a popular holiday resort located at high altitude atop the Serra de la Llena, close to the area where this mountain range meets the Prades Mountains.

The town appears mentioned for the first time in an 1159 document regarding the limits of Prades. The main monuments are Sant Salvador church in the centre, as well as the Sant Antoni de Pàdua shrine at the edge of the town.

References

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  • Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994

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