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Garrigues (comarca)

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Country
  
Spain

Capital
  
Les Borges Blanques

Area
  
797.7 km²

Province
  
Province of Lleida

Autonomous community
  
Catalonia

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
19,762 (2014)

Garrigues (comarca) wwwlleidaturcompicfotosggarrigues1jpg

Municipalities
  
List L'Albagés, L'Albi, Arbeca, Bellaguarda, Les Borges Blanques, Bovera, Castelldans, Cervià de les Garrigues, El Cogul, L'Espluga Calba, La Floresta, Fulleda, La Granadella, Granyena de les Garrigues, Juncosa, Juneda, Els Omellons, La Pobla de Cérvoles, Puiggròs, El Soleràs, Tarrés, Els Torms, El Vilosell, Vinaixa

Demonym(s)
  
Garriguenc / Garriguenca

Points of interest
  
Roca dels Moros, Celler Clos Pons, Fortalesa dels Vilars, Museu de l'Oli de Catalunya, CÉRVOLES CELLER

Les Garrigues is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Les Borges Blanques. Its symbol (on the flag and shield in the right panel) is an olive branch, Les Garrigues being the center of olive cultivation (most of it without the necessity of irrigation) in all of Catalonia. [1]

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Map of Les Garrigues, Lleida, Spain

History

The cave paintings at Roca dels Moros, El Cogul, are the most important vestiges of prehistoric settlement in Les Garrigues. A Neolithic tomb has been found at Les Borges Blanques. During the Iberian era, the comarca was settled by the Ilergetians. There is documentation also for Roman summer residences and country villas, particularly in the north, but the Roman influence died out soon after. [2]

References

Garrigues (comarca) Wikipedia