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La Selva del Camp
Municipality
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Flag of La Selva del Camp
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La Selva del Camp is located in Catalonia
La Selva del Camp
La Selva del Camp
Location in Catalonia
Autonomous community Catalonia Catalonia
Province Tarragona
Comarca Baix Camp
Area
 • Total 35.3 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 5,632
 • Density 159.55/km2 (413.2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

La Selva del Camp (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈsɛlβə ðəl ˈkam]) is a municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, northern Spain.

The Prades Mountains are located in the vicinity of this municipality.

Main sights

Ermita de Sant Pere de la Selva
Hermitage of Sant Pere de la Selva
  • Parish church of Sant Andreu
  • Castle (12th century)
  • Convent of St. Raphael (17th century)
  • St. Antony Gate
  • Pont Alt (Old Bridge, rebuilt in the 16th century)
  • Church of Sant Pau (13th century)
  • Hermitage of Sant Pere del Puig (12th century)
  • Hermitage of Santa Maria de Paretdelgada
  • Chapel of St. Nicholas

Notable people

  • Ventura Gassol (1893-1980), writer and politician

See also

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