Godall
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Godall is a municipality in the Montsià
comarca, Tarragona Province, Catalonia
, Spain
. Godall gives its name to the Serra de Godall, a moderately high and smooth calcareous
mountain range that rises above the town.
Local legend says that the village originated when people built a new settlement after abandoning the destroyed village of Merades
, located within Godall's municipal term. The main economic activity is agriculture, particularly the growing of olive
, carob, and almond
trees.
Godall has lost more than half its inhabitants since the first half of the 20th century when population reached a high of 1,700.
Godall is part of the Taula del Sénia
free association of municipalities. In 2009 its population was 841.
Montsià
Montsià is the southernmost comarca of Catalonia in Spain. Its capital and largest city is Amposta.-History:The Montsià was first established as a separate administrative comarca in 1936 and was named after the Serra del Montsià mountain range...
comarca, Tarragona Province, 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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. Godall gives its name to the Serra de Godall, a moderately high and smooth calcareous
Calcareous
Calcareous is an adjective meaning mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate, in other words, containing lime or being chalky. The term is used in a wide variety of scientific disciplines.-In zoology:...
mountain range that rises above the town.
Local legend says that the village originated when people built a new settlement after abandoning the destroyed village of Merades
Merades
Merades, is an ancient ghost town located in the Montsià comarca, Catalonia.-History and description:This former town is presently uninhabited...
, located within Godall's municipal term. The main economic activity is agriculture, particularly the growing of olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
, carob, and almond
Almond
The almond , is a species of tree native to the Middle East and South Asia. Almond is also the name of the edible and widely cultivated seed of this tree...
trees.
Godall has lost more than half its inhabitants since the first half of the 20th century when population reached a high of 1,700.
Godall is part of the Taula del Sénia
Taula del Sénia
The Taula del Sénia or Mancomunitat de la Taula del Sénia is a mancomunitat or free association of municipalities made up of 22 towns, totalling up to 100,000 people, of some of the comarcas that make up the center of the historical region of Ilercavonia , Spain...
free association of municipalities. In 2009 its population was 841.