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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Agramunt
Municipality
Coat of arms of AgramuntCoat of arms
Agramunt is located in CataloniaAgramuntAgramuntLocation in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°47′N 1°06′E / 41.783°N 1.100°E / 41.783; 1.100
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaUrgell
Government
 • MayorBernat Solé Barril (2015)
Area
 • Total79.6 km (30.7 sq mi)
Elevation337 m (1,106 ft)
Population
 • Total5,393
 • Density68/km (180/sq mi)
DemonymsAgramuntí, agramuntina
Websiteagramunt.cat

Agramunt (Catalan pronunciation: [aɣɾaˈmun]) is a municipality (municipi) in the comarca of the Urgell in Catalonia. It is situated in the north of the comarca, near the border with the Noguera. The town centre is protected as a historic-artistic monument, especially the Roman church of Santa Maria which dates from the 12th-13th centuries. The town is also known for the production of torró d'Agramunt, a sort of confectionery traditionally eaten at Christmas. The town is linked to Tàrrega by the C-240 road, to Cervera by the L-303 road and to Artesa de Segre by the L-302 road. The Urgell canal passes through the municipality, crossing the Montclar range through a tunnel. The municipality includes the exclave of Montclar d'Urgell to the north-west.

Historically, a Jewish community existed during medieval times. In 1272, Shlomo ibn Aderet mediated a dispute between the Jewish communities of Agramunt and Lérida. The Jewish community was destroyed in the 1492 expulsion of the Jews. In the 1980s, a street in the historical Jewish quarter, also called a Call (the term is thought to have originated from the word kahal in Hebrew, meaning "community"), was renamed to "carrer del Call," or "Street of the Call."

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
3191 3290 3535 4428 4618 5434

References

  1. "Ajuntament d'Agramunt". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Agramunt". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. "Agramunt". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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Places adjacent to Agramunt
Foradada Artesa de Segre Oliola
Preixens Agramunt Puigverd d'Agramunt
Castellserà La Fuliola Tornabous
Municipalities of Urgell
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Municipalities of the province of Lleida
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