El Molar is a municipality in the comarca of Priorat, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain.

El Molar
Municipality
Cultivated fields near El Molar
Coat of arms
El Molar Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°9′56″N 0°42′26″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Priorat
Government
• mayor	Alfred Grifoll Abelló (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi)
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	281
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Molarenc, molarenca
Website	www.molar.altanet.org

Most of the local economy is based on vineyards, as well as almond and olive tree plantations.

History

Remnants of two ancient villages, the oldest from the 6th or 7th century, are within the El Molar municipal term.

The present village dates from the 13th century after the area had been reconquered from the saracens. During medieval times the town was part of the Barony of Entença. According to an 1156 document by which Ramon Berenguer IV ceded the territory to the Poblet Monastery, El Molar was linked to neighboring Garcia town. This situation ended in the 19th century.

El Molar was bombed by Condor Legion planes during the Spanish Civil War. An abandoned galena mine nearby was used as a field hospital during the Battle of the Ebro.[4]

Monuments

The 18th-century local church is dedicated to Saint Roch (Sant Roc).

References

• Joan Asens, Guia del Priorat, Tarragona, Edicions de la Llibreria La Rambla, 1981.
• Jordi Tomàs Bonell, Descubrir Catalunya, poble a poble, Premsa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Molar, Priorat.

• El Molar Town Hall webpage
• Government data pages (in Catalan)

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[es] Molá

[ru] Эль-Молар (Таррагона)