Vilaplana
Encyclopedia
Vilaplana is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Camp
, in the province of Tarragona
, Catalonia
, Spain
.
The Serra de la Mussara
, a subrange of the Prades Mountains
rises north of the town. This mountain range is named after the abandoned village of La Mussara, located in the Vilaplana municipal term.
The church is dedicated to Mare de Déu de la Llet, the breastfeeding
Virgin Mary.
Baix Camp
Baix Camp is a comarca of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
, in the province of Tarragona
Tarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
, 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
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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The Serra de la Mussara
Serra de la Mussara
Serra de la Mussara is a mountain range of Catalonia, Spain. It is a subrange of the Prades Mountains.Located north of the town of Vilaplana, Its highest point La Mussara has an altitude of 1055 metres above sea level; other important peaks are Punta del Sec , Tossal Rodó and La Puntota and...
, a subrange of the Prades Mountains
Prades Mountains
Prades Mountains, also known as Muntanyes de Prades, is a large calcareous mountain massif straddling the comarcas of Alt Camp, Baix Camp, Conca de Barberà, Garrigues and Priorat, in Catalonia, Spain. These mountains have characteristic large and rounded rocky outcrops...
rises north of the town. This mountain range is named after the abandoned village of La Mussara, located in the Vilaplana municipal term.
The church is dedicated to Mare de Déu de la Llet, the breastfeeding
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding is the feeding of an infant or young child with breast milk directly from female human breasts rather than from a baby bottle or other container. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. It is recommended that mothers breastfeed for six months or...
Virgin Mary.