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Reus
Municipality
Monument to Joan Prim
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Reus in Catalonia
ReusLocation in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°09′22″N 1°06′29″E / 41.156°N 1.108°E / 41.156; 1.108
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Baix Camp
Government
• Mayor	Carles Pellicer Punyed (2015) (CiU)
Area
• Total	52.8 km (20.4 sq mi)
Elevation	134 m (440 ft)
Population
• Total	104,962
• Density	2,000/km (5,100/sq mi)
Demonym	Reusenc
Website	www.reus.cat

Reus (Template:IPA-ca) is the capital of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague. Nowadays it is known by its commercial activity, for being a centre for rock-climbing and as the birthplace of architect Antoni Gaudí.

Name

The origin of the name is a source of discussion. One of the theories is that Reus comes from the Latin word used to describe convict prisoners (reus), and as such, it would be a Roman penitentiary. Currently, the most accepted theory is that the name has Celtic roots, from the root red that originated the name redis (or reddis), that would approximately mean place in the way / place in the roads, or said alternatively, an inhabited place in a cross-road.

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Demography

Reus was for long the second city of Catalonia with a population of 14,440 in 1787 and 27,257 in 1860. It was overtaken by Tarragona and Lleida between 1900 and 1930. The population barely grew between 1920 and 1930, with 30,266 and 35,950 inhabitants, respectively. From then, the population growth has been substantial, from 41,014 inhabitants in 1960 to 108,100 inhabitants that the city has as of the end of 2008. Immigration, mostly from Marrakesh, has been a portion of that increase. About 6% are Muslim and 8% from other religions.

According to the 2006 official Spanish census (source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística), Reus is the 9th most populous city in Catalonia and the 59th in Spain.

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Festivities

The principal Reus festivity is Sant Pere on June 29, declared of National Touristic Interest. One of the most characteristic and popular acts of these festivities is the so-called tronada, which is a series of 29 little mortars masclets with bangers interleaved, arranged linearly around the Mercadal square (where the city hall is located), united by a hand craft gunpowder line. This line ends in a square shape in front of the city hall, with more bangers and 9 more masclets. Also, on September 25, the Mare de Déu de la Misericòrdia is held.

Other noteworthy festivities are the Carnival and the Anada a l'Antiga towards Salou. Most of the neighborhoods have their own festivities.

Besides the major festivities, Reus holds many festivals, for example Cos, a festival dedicated to mime, or El Trapezi, a festival with circus spectacles. In every odd numbered year the Reus Institut Municipal d’Accio Cultural presents the Biennals Internacionals de Fotografia Medalla Gaudi. This bi-annual exhibition features fine art photographers from around the world working in Alternative Photographic Processes (such as Platinum Printing, Gum Dichromate, Etc.). At each Biennal they award the Medalla Gaudi award to a select few artists and purchase their work for the Institut Municipal d’Accio Cultural's permanent collection.

Main sights

Catalan Modernist edifices

The city of Reus has many Catalan modernist buildings. Although Antoni Gaudí was born in Reus, there are no buildings designed by him; there are, however, numerous modernist buildings from his colleagues as Lluís Domènech i Montaner, Pere Caselles i Tarrats and Pere Domènech Roura.

• Casa Navàs, Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1901–1908)
• Casa Rull, Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1901)
• Casa Gasull, Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1910–1912)
• Institut Pere Mata, Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1899–1919)
• Casa Pinyol, Pere Caselles i Tarrats (1910)
• Escoles Prat de la Riba, Pere Caselles i Tarrats (1911)
• Escorxador, Pere Caselles i Tarrats (1899)
• Estació Enològica, Pere Caselles i Tarrats (1906–1910)
• Casa Munné, Pere Caselles i Tarrats (1904)
• Casa Sardà, Pere Caselles i Tarrats (1896)
• Casa Marco, Pere Domènech Roura (1926)
• Xalet Serra, Joan Rubió i Bellver (1911)

Other sights

• Castell del Cambrer
• Campanar de Reus
• Town Hall
• Palau Bofarull
• Centre de Lectura
• Museu Salvador Vila-seca
• Teatre Fortuny
• Gaudí Centre

Sport

The city has a roller hockey team Reus Deportiu, one of the most important in Spain, and dispute the main league OK Liga.

The association football team is CF Reus Deportiu.

Tourism

In recent years, tourism in Reus has expanded as more and more people come to the Costa Daurada region for their summer holidays or some winter sun. Nowadays, the largest group of tourists comes from Russia, followed by France and Holland.

Reus is close to the resort town of Salou and one of Europe's biggest theme parks at PortAventura. BusPlana Official transfer from Reus Airport to Salou, Cambrils, La Pineda, and PortAventura. Tour companies and buses operate services to Reus from tourist destinations in the region such as Salou, La Pineda and Cambrils.

The accommodation in Reus consists of small hotels, hostels, and major chained hotels owned by NH Hoteles and Hotusa Group.

Recently Reus Airport has started to receive low cost flights from Ryanair that fly to Reus from many different European locations and North Africa. The airport also receives major charter flights from the United Kingdom. Barcelona Airport is another airport which serves the area for those destinations not served by Reus Airport.

Flag of Reus

The first flag of Reus was in use from 1774 to 1943. The flag was dark red with the city arms in the centre.

In 1943 the flag was changed because the color red seemed to be associated with the left, defeated in the civil war (1936–39). As the historic city arms were argent with a heraldic rose the new flag was white with a heraldic rose in the center. Minor changes to the rose in the flag were made after 1943.

Currently the rose has a new version, taken from the city emblem. The emblem itself has official status. This presumably also applies to the flag, but this has not been confirmed by the local government.

Notable people

• José Brocá (1805–1882), guitarist and composer
• Joan Prim i Prats (1814–1870), military general and politician
• Michael Domenec (1816–1878), bishop
• Josep Baró i Tapiro (1836–1913), painter
• Josep Bernat Marià Fortuny i Marsal (1838–1874), painter
• Josep Bofill i Llovera (1846–1896), painter
• Baldomer Galofre (1849–1902), painter
• Roseta Mauri i Segura (1849–1923), ballerina and dance teacher
• Antoni Gaudí, (1852–1926), architect
• Soberano Domènec i Mestres (19th-century), painter
• Ceferí Olivé (1907–1995), painter
• François Tosquelles (1912–1994), psychiatrist
• Isaac Cuenca (born 1991), football player
• Sergi Roberto (born 1992), football player

Twin cities

Reus is twinned with:

• Bahía Blanca, Argentina, since 1994
• Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina, since 1995
• Astorga, Spain, since 1998
• Amgala-Wilaya de Aauin, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, since 2000
• Boyeros, Cuba, since 2000
• Gandia, Spain, since 2008

References

• This article incorporates information from the revision as of 19 August 2010 of the equivalent article on the Catalan Misplaced Pages.
• 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).

1. ^ "Ajuntament de Reus". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Reus". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Climate Summary for Reus, Spain
4. "Valores Climatológicos Normales. Tarragona - Reús / Aeropuerto".
5. Climate Summary for Reus, Spain
6. "Valores Climatológicos Normales. Tarragona - Reús / Aeropuerto".
7. Tourism in Reus|http://www.reusdigital.cat/index.php?command=show_news&news_id=14564
8. , sister cities in website of City Council of Reus

External links

• Official website
• Official Reus Tourist Website
• Government data pages Template:Ca icon

v t e Places adjacent to Reus
L'Aleixar Castellvell del Camp Almoster La Selva del Camp Riudoms Reus Constantí Vila-seca Tarragona La Canonja

v t e Municipalities of Baix Camp
L'Albiol L'Aleixar Alforja Almoster Arbolí L'Argentera Les Borges del Camp Botarell Cambrils Capafonts Castellvell del Camp Colldejou Duesaigües La Febró Maspujols Mont-roig del Camp Montbrió del Camp Prades Pratdip Reus Riudecanyes Riudecols Riudoms La Selva del Camp Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant Vilanova d'Escornalbou Vilaplana Vinyols i els Arcs

v t e Municipalities of the province of Tarragona
Aiguamúrcia Albinyana Alcanar Alcover Aldover Alfara de Carles Alforja Alió Almoster Altafulla Amposta Arbolí Arnes Ascó Banyeres del Penedès Barberà de la Conca Batea Bellmunt del Priorat Bellvei Benifallet Benissanet Blancafort Bonastre Bot Botarell Bràfim Cabacés Cabra del Camp Calafell Camarles Cambrils Capafonts Capçanes Caseres Castellvell del Camp Colldejou Conesa Constantí Corbera d'Ebre Cornudella de Montsant Creixell Cunit Deltebre Duesaigües El Catllar El Lloar El Masroig El Milà El Molar El Montmell El Morell El Perelló El Pinell de Brai El Pla de Santa Maria El Pont d'Armentera El Rourell El Vendrell Els Garidells Els Guiamets Els Pallaresos Falset Figuerola del Camp Flix Forès Freginals Gandesa Garcia Ginestar Godall Gratallops Horta de Sant Joan L'Albiol L'Aldea L'Aleixar L'Ametlla de Mar L'Ampolla L'Arboç L'Argentera L'Espluga de Francolí La Bisbal de Montsant La Bisbal del Penedès La Canonja La Fatarella La Febró La Figuera La Galera La Masó La Morera de Montsant La Nou de Gaià La Palma d'Ebre La Pobla de Mafumet La Pobla de Massaluca La Pobla de Montornès La Riba La Riera de Gaià La Secuita La Selva del Camp La Sénia La Torre de Fontaubella La Torre de l'Espanyol La Vilella Alta La Vilella Baixa Les Borges del Camp Les Piles Llorac Llorenç del Penedès Margalef Marçà Mas de Barberans Masdenverge Masllorenç Maspujols Miravet Mont-ral Mont-roig del Camp Montblanc Montbrió del Camp Montferri Móra d'Ebre Móra la Nova Nulles Passanant i Belltall Paüls Perafort Pira Poboleda Pontils Porrera Pradell de la Teixeta Prades Prat de Comte Pratdip Puigpelat Querol Rasquera Renau Reus Riba-roja d'Ebre Riudecanyes Riudecols Riudoms Rocafort de Queralt Roda de Berà Rodonyà Roquetes Salomó Salou Sant Carles de la Ràpita Sant Jaume d'Enveja Sant Jaume dels Domenys Santa Bàrbara Santa Coloma de Queralt Santa Oliva Sarral Savallà del Comtat Senan Solivella Tarragona Tivenys Tivissa Torredembarra Torroja del Priorat Tortosa Ulldecona Ulldemolins Vallclara Vallfogona de Riucorb Vallmoll Valls Vandellòs i l'Hospitalet de l'Infant Vespella de Gaià Vila-rodona Vila-seca Vilabella Vilalba dels Arcs Vilallonga del Camp Vilanova d'Escornalbou Vilanova de Prades Vilaplana Vilaverd Vimbodí Vinebre Vinyols i els Arcs Xerta

• Municipalities in Baix Camp
• Populated places in Baix Camp
• Reus