Capçanes
Capçanes (Catalan pronunciation: [kapˈsanes]) is a Catalan village in the province of Tarragona in north-eastern Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Priorat.
Geography
Capçanes is situated about 7 km (4.4 mi) south of Falset, 40 km (25 mi) west of Tarragona, and about 160 km (100 mi) south-west of Barcelona.
Economy
The village's main activity is agriculture, predominantly wine-growing, but also olive and almond production.
Sights
- Monument to Carrasclet, who was born in the village, by Francesc Carulla i Serra.
- Wine-growers' cooperative, founded in 1933.
Sons and daughters of the village
Pere Joan Barceló i Anguera (1687–1741), a.k.a. Carrasclet ("Carbon seller," a reference to his occupation), guerrillero, who fought in the War of Spanish Succession on the side of Archduke Charles of Austria against the Bourbons and who died in exile.
References
- ^ "Ajuntament de Capçanes". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Capçanes". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20071109080108/http://www.priorat.org/fitxapobles.php?id_recurso=75&id_fotos=8 Priorat tourist information (Catalan)
- http://www.cellercapcanes.com Wine-growers' cooperative
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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