Arnes, Terra Alta
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Arnes (ˈarnəs, ˈaɾnes) is a municipality
in the comarca
of la Terra Alta
in Catalonia
, Spain
.
The most noteworthy building of this town is the Town Hall, a good example of Catalan Renaissance
art. It was built in 1584 by Joan Vilabona of Queretes i nearby Matarranya.
There is a raised area with benches close to the church shaded by mulberry
trees with spectacular views over the Roques de Benet
, among other mountains of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
. Locals people like to sit there in the afternoon enjoying the magnificent landscape.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of la Terra Alta
Terra Alta
Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.- Municipalities...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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The most noteworthy building of this town is the Town Hall, a good example of Catalan Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
art. It was built in 1584 by Joan Vilabona of Queretes i nearby Matarranya.
There is a raised area with benches close to the church shaded by mulberry
Mulberry
Morus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. The 10–16 species of deciduous trees it contains are commonly known as Mulberries....
trees with spectacular views over the Roques de Benet
Roques de Benet
Roques de Benet is a compact group of sheer rocky outcrops in the northwestern side of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, Catalonia, Spain. The highest summit has an altitude of 1,007.2 metres above sea level.-See also:*Ports de Tortosa-Beseit...
, among other mountains of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit , also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Its highest point is...
. Locals people like to sit there in the afternoon enjoying the magnificent landscape.