Ports de Morella

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Ports de Morella (Spanish : Los Puertos de Morella), is a historical Valencian comarca. It takes its name from the city of Morella, its capital and the only place in the region having been granted the title of 'city'. [2]

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Morella, Castellón Place in Valencian Community, Spain

Morella is an ancient walled city located on a hill-top in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. The town is the capital and administrative centre of the comarca of Els Ports, in the historic Maestrat (Maestrazgo) region.

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It mostly overlaps with the present-day Ports comarca except for the municipal areas surrounding Catí and Vilafranca that were excluded from the present-day Ports administrative division.

Ports (comarca) Comarca in Valencian Community, Spain

Ports is a comarca in the province of Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain. It mostly overlaps the historical comarca known as Ports de Morella, except for the municipal areas surrounding Catí and Vilafranca that were excluded from the present-day Ports comarca.

Comarques of the Valencian Community

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Catí Municipality in Valencian Community, Spain

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  1. ↑ Emili Beüt i Belenguer, Comarques naturals del Regne de València, Valecia 1934
  2. ↑ La Ciudad de Morella

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