Arnes, Terra Alta

Arnes (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaɾnəs]) is a municipality in the comarca of la Terra Alta in Catalonia, Spain.

Arnes
Municipality
Arnes church
Arnes church
Coat of arms of Arnes
Coat of arms
Arnes is located in Catalonia
Arnes
Arnes
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40.912°N 0.262°E / 40.912; 0.262
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceTarragona
ComarcaTerra Alta
Government
 • mayorFrancesc Xavier Pallarés Povill (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total43.0 km2 (16.6 sq mi)
Elevation
506 m (1,660 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total466
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
ClimateCsa
Websitewww.arnes.altanet.org

Main sights

The most noteworthy building of this town is the Town Hall, an example of Catalan Renaissance art. It was built in 1584 by Joan Vilabona of Queretes in nearby Matarranya.[4]

There is a raised area with benches close to the church shaded by mulberry trees with views over the Roques de Benet, among other mountains of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit. Local people like to sit there in the afternoon enjoying the landscape.

A window of the Town Hall.
View of the Ports de Beseit from the town.

References
  1. "Ajuntament d'Arnes". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Arnes". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Ajuntaments, palaus i edificis singulars a l'Ebre
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