Global InformationVallfogona de Riucorb information
Vallfogona de Riucorb | |
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Municipality | |
 Vallfogona's castle and creu de terme (boundary cross) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vallfogona de Riucorb Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°33′48″N 1°14′11″E / 41.5633°N 1.2365°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Tarragona |
| Comarca |  Conca de Barberà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesc Xavier Llobet Albareda (2015)[1] |
| Area [2] | |
| • Total | 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 698 m (2,290 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 85 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vallfogoní |
| Website | www |
Vallfogona de Riucorb (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbaʎfuˈɣonə ðə riwˈkɔɾp]) is a municipality and village in the comarca of the Conca de Barberà[1] in central Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Comalats range in the north of the comarca, with the Cap de Cans rising to 759 m. Vallfogona village is built on the south bank of the Corb river.
It is known for the medicinal mineral water that flows from a local spring, and for the priest and Baroque poet Francesc Vicent Garcia (1579–1623), "El Rector de Vallfogona." Garcia wrote mostly satirical verse, and was acquainted with notable authors of the time such as Lope de Vega. He ordered the construction of the chapel of Santa Bàrbara in 1617.
- ^ "Ajuntament de Vallfogona de Riucorb". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Vallfogona de Riucorb". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.