Agramunt

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Agramunt
Municipality
Coat of arms of Agramunt
Coat of arms
Agramunt is located in Catalonia
Agramunt
Agramunt
Location 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)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
79.6 km2 (30.7 sq mi)
Elevation
337 m (1,106 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[3]
 • Total
5,629
 • Density70.7/km2 (183/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. It has a population of 5,653 (register office, 2025) Edit this on Wikidata. 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 and muslim communities were expelled 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."[4]

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. ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".
  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).