Rasquera

Rasquera
Municipality
Coat of arms of Rasquera
Coat of arms
Rasquera is located in Catalonia
Rasquera
Rasquera
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°00′14″N 0°35′58″E / 41.00389°N 0.59944°E / 41.00389; 0.59944
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaRibera d'Ebre
Government
 • MayorJosep Ramos Múrria (2019)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi)
Elevation
174 m (571 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total787
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Rasquerà, rasquerana
Websiterasquera.cat

Rasquera (Catalan pronunciation: [rasˈkeɾa]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. It is located at the feet of the Serra de Cardó close to Highway C-12.

The town is renowned for its basketwork and the production of "pastissets," a sweet pasty.

In 2012 the municipality voted to sign a 1.3 million euro deal with a cannabis association based in Barcelona, under which the municipality would lease land to the association to be used for growing the drug.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Rasquera". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Rasquera". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ Tremlett, Giles (1 March 2002). "Spanish Town of Rasquera Leases Land for Marijuana Plantation". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  • 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).
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