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La Torre de l'Espanyol
Flag of La Torre de l'Espanyol
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaRibera d'Ebre
Area
 • Total
27.9 km2 (10.8 sq mi)
Elevation
164 m (538 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
714
 • Density26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Torredà, torredana
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
View of La Torre de l'Espanyol

La Torre de l'Espanyol is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

Its name originated in the donation of of a municipal charter to a person named Espanyol or Espaniol, a name of Occitan origin, in 1175.[1]

References

  1. ^ Manuel Bofarull i Terrades, Origen dels noms geogràfics de Catalunya: Pobles, rius, muntanyes, etc., editorial Millà, Barcelona, 1991, p.250 ISBN 8473041860
  • 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).