Terra Alta (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈtɛrə ˈaltə]) is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.

Terra Alta
Comarca
Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Capital	Gandesa
Municipalities	List Arnes, Batea, Bot, Caseres, Corbera d'Ebre, La Fatarella, Gandesa, Horta de Sant Joan, El Pinell de Brai, La Pobla de Massaluca, Prat de Comte, Vilalba dels Arcs
Area
• Total	743.0 km2 (286.9 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	12,119
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Demonym
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Gandesa
Website	www.terra-alta.cat

Municipalities

Mountain ranges

• Serra de Cavalls
• Serra de la Fatarella
• Serra de Pàndols
• Serra dels Pesells

References

External links

• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan)
• information about Terra Alta from the Generalitat de Catalunya (in Catalan)

На других языках

[es] Tierra Alta

[ru] Терра-Альта