Priorat

Priorat
Coat of arms of Priorat
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
RegionCamp de Tarragona
ProvinceTarragona
CapitalFalset
Municipalities
Government
 • BodyPriorat Comarcal Council
 • PresidentSergi Méndez (ERC)
Area
 • Total498.61 km2 (192.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total9,345
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Prioratí, prioratina
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipalityFalset

Priorat (Western Catalan: [pɾi.oˈɾat]) is a comarca (county) in Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The region is named due to the monastery of Scala Dei[1] which held many properties and the capital is now the town of Falset.

  1. ^ Ibar, Leandro (July 2020). El libro del vino. De Vecchi, Editorial, S.A. ISBN 9781646999118. Retrieved 27 November 2023.