Albesa
Sign in to saveAlbesa () is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of .
Key facts
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- Albesa
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- Municipality
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- Església de l'Assumpció d'Albesa.JPG
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- Church of the Assumption, Albesa
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- Bandera d'Albesa.svg
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- Logoalbesa1
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- Spain Catalonia
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- Location in Catalonia
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- Country
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- Community
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- Catalonia
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- Province
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- Lleida
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- Comarca
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- Noguera
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- Mayor
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- Eugènia Puig-Gròs i Clua (AETS-AM) (2019)
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 37.6
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Albesa () is a municipality in the comarca of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of .
In 1003 it was the seat of the battle of Albesa. The economy is mostly based on agriculture (fruit, potato, tomato), taking advantage of the presence of an acequia. Sights include the parish church of St. Mary (18th century), with a 14th-century retablo, and the remains of the ancient castle (conquered by the Christians in 1098) and of several ancient Roman villas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Albesa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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