Ciutadilla
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ciutadilla
| settlement_type = Municipality
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| subdivision_type1 = Autonomous community
| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = File:Bandera de la provincia de Lérida.svg Lleida
| subdivision_type3 = Comarca
| subdivision_name3 = File:Bandera d'Urgell.svg Urgell
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| elevation_m = 519
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| timezone = CET
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| timezone_DST = CEST
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 25341
| area_code_type = Dialing code
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| leader_title = mayor
| leader_name = Óscar Martínez Agustí (2015){{cite web|url=http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=2507400000|title=Ajuntament de Ciutadilla|publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia|access-date=2015-11-13}}
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Ciutadilla ({{IPA|ca|siwtaˈðiʎa}}) is a village and municipality in the comarca of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2013 was 209.
The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on a hill close to where the Montblanc-to-Tàrrega highway crosses the Corb river. Its ruined castle occupies a commanding position overlooking not just the village but also the plains of Urgell and Segarra. Many of the buildings in the village serve as holiday homes.
Economy
The municipality's economy depends largely on agriculture, mainly non-irrigated barley and other grains, vines, olives, and almonds, as well as pig- and poultry-farming.{{cite web|url=http://www.enciclopedia.cat/enciclopèdies/gran-enciclopèdia-catalana/EC-GEC-0017936.xml?s.q=ciutadilla|title=Ciutadilla|publisher=Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana|access-date=2014-04-13}}
History
File:Creu de terme a Ciutadilla 1914.jpeg
Ciutadilla village developed around its castle, and spread downhill. The castle is mentioned in extant 12th-century documents, and was significantly improved in the 16th century. It was badly damaged during the First Carlist War in 1835, and fell into ruins after that. The municipality's population reached a peak of 872 in 1887, but has since steadily declined with the rest of the region to 209 in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?id=250740|title=El municipi en xifres: Ciutadilla|publisher=Statistics Institute of Catalonia|access-date=2014-04-13}} Many archaeological remains from the Iberic, Greek and Roman periods have been found in the municipality.
Culture
The main festivals in Ciutadilla are that of Saint Roch on the second weekend of August, and its patron saint Saint Michael on 29 September.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ciutadilla.cat/ Official website]
- [http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=2507400000 Government data pages] {{in lang|ca}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre=Ciutadilla
|North=Verdú
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|West=Nalec
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|South=Vallbona de les Monges
|Southeast=Passanant i Belltall
|Northeast=Guimerà
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{{Urgell}}
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