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Sucs ( previous spelling Suchs, still prevalent in
Sucs ( previous spelling Suchs, still prevalent in Spanish
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, but controversial and not official) is a locality in the municipality of Lleida
Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida.
Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...
(Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
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, Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
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). Like the neighbouring Raimat
Raimat (older spelling Raïmat) is a locality in the municipality of Lleida (Catalonia, Spain), 14 km away from the main town. Along with Sucs, its official status is that of a ''decentralised municipal entity'', as some semi-urban wards attac ...
, the official status of Sucs is that of a ''decentralised municipal entity
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'', as some semi-urban wards attached to a larger municipality are known in Catalonia, and located 22 km from Lleida. In the 2008 census Sucs had 578 inhabitants. Its name comes from Arabic
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, and is a reference to the local fair. It's mentioned in 1188, in the ''Ordinato Ecclesia Ilerdensis'', as part of the bishopric of Lleida, along with the neighbouring locality of Suquets.http://www.enciclopedia.cat/fitxa_v2.jsp?NDCHEC=0421919
The ruins of Sucs castle and a Romanesque church dating back from the 12th century are located on top of a hill known as Lo Vilot
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