Rocafort de Queralt is a municipality and village in the
comarca of
Conca de Barberà
Conca de Barberà () is a comarca (county) in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Its total area is . At its creation in 1936, it contained 23 municipalities, but in 1990, several of these were amalgamated; Rojals was combined with Mon ...
in the
province of Tarragona
Tarragona (, ) is a province of eastern Spain, in the southern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Castellón, Teruel, Zaragoza, Lérida and Barcelona and by the Mediterranean Sea.
The province's p ...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
, Spain.
The municipality has an area of 8.6 km. Its elevation is approximately 562m.
Economic activity is mainly agricultural, principally
cereal
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s,
vines
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and
wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...
, principally
cava, a sparkling wine. In former times, Rocafort was an important centre for the production of
saffron
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.
The town's origins are obscure, but its castle is mentioned in an 1178 document.
As of January 2012, the mayor of Sarral is Valentí Gual i Vilà.
References
External links
Official websiteGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Conca de Barberà
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