Prades, Spain

Prades
Prades
Prades
Flag of Prades
Coat of arms of Prades
Prades is located in Catalonia
Prades
Prades
Coordinates: 41°18′38″N 0°59′17″E / 41.3105°N 0.988°E / 41.3105; 0.988
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCatalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaBaix Camp
Government
 • MayorLidia Bargas Musoy (2015)[1]
Area
 • Total
32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Elevation
940 m (3,080 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
589
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Pradenc, pradenca
Websiteprades.cat
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Ermita de l'Abellera, Prades

Prades (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpɾaðəs]) is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

The main monuments are Santa Maria church in the town, as well as the Ermita de l'Abellera shrine located in an escarpment, outside the town's perimeter.

This town gives its name to the Prades Mountains, located in the vicinity of the municipality. It is a high altitude town, very cold in the winter, but popular as a tourist spot in the summer.

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Prades". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Prades". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.