Ciutadilla

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Ciutadilla
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°33′40″N1°08′23″E / 41.56110°N 1.13976°E / 41.56110; 1.13976 Coordinates: 41°33′40″N1°08′23″E / 41.56110°N 1.13976°E / 41.56110; 1.13976
Country Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous community Flag of Catalonia.svg   Catalonia
Province Bandera de la provincia de Lerida.svg   Lleida
Comarca Bandera d'Urgell.svg   Urgell
Government
  mayorÓscar Martínez Agustí (2015) [1]
Area
[2]
  Total17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation
519 m (1,703 ft)
Population
 (2018) [3]
  Total206
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25341
Website www.ciutadilla.cat

Ciutadilla is a village and municipality in the comarca of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2013 was 209.

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The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on a hill close to where the Montblanc-to-Tàrrega highway crosses the Corb river. Its ruined castle occupies a commanding position overlooking not just the village but also the plains of Urgell and Segarra. [4] Many of the buildings in the village serve as holiday homes.

Economy

The municipality's economy depends largely on agriculture, mainly non-irrigated barley and other grains, vines, olives, and almonds, as well as pig- and poultry-farming. [4]

History

Ciutadilla in 1914 Creu de terme a Ciutadilla 1914.jpeg
Ciutadilla in 1914

Ciutadilla village developed around its castle, and spread downhill. The castle is mentioned in extant 12th-century documents, and was significantly improved in the 16th century. It was badly damaged during the First Carlist War in 1835, and fell into ruins after that. [4] The municipality's population reached a peak of 872 in 1887, but has since steadily declined with the rest of the region to 209 in 2013. [5] Many archaeological remains from the Iberic, Greek and Roman periods have been found in the municipality. [4]

Culture

The main festivals in Ciutadilla are that of Saint Roch on the second weekend of August, and its patron saint Saint Michael on 29 September. [4]

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References

  1. "Ajuntament de Ciutadilla". Generalitat of Catalonia . Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Ciutadilla". Statistical Institute of Catalonia . Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ciutadilla". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana . Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  5. "El municipi en xifres: Ciutadilla". Statistics Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 13 April 2014.