Tortosa

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Tortosa
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Tortosa Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 40°48′46″N 0°31′24″E / 40.81278°N 0.52333°E / 40.81278; 0.52333Coordinates: 40°48′46″N 0°31′24″E / 40.81278°N 0.52333°E / 40.81278; 0.52333
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Baix Ebre
Government
- Mayor	Ferran Bel i Accensi
Area
- Total	218.45 km2 (84.3 sq mi)
Elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	34,832
- Density	159.45/km2 (413/sq mi)
- Demonym	Tortosí, tortosina
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Tortosa (Latin: Dertusa or Dertosa, Arabic: طرطوشة Ṭurṭūšah) is the capital of the comarca of Baix Ebre, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 12 metres above the sea, by the Ebre river. Population 34,832 (2007).

Ebre river in Tortosa

History

After more than four hundred years of Muslim rule, the city was conquered by the Count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona in 1148, as part of the Second Crusade. Because of the Crusading appeal made by Pope Eugenius III and his representative Nicholas Brakespear (the future Pope Hadrian IV), the siege received the aid of crusaders from multiple nationalities (Genovese, Anglo-Normans, Normans, Southern-French, Germans, Flemish and Dutch), who were on their way to the Holy Land. The siege of Tortosa was narrated by the Genovese chronicler and diplomat Caffaro. After its conquest the city and its territory was divided among the victors, with multiple lands being granted to foreign crusaders and to the military and religious orders.^[1]

Climate

Parks

Demography

See also

• Bishop of Tortosa
• Disputation of Tortosa
• Battle of Dertosa

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tortosa

• Official website (Catalan)
• Video on Tortosa
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Monasteries in Catalonia. Tortosa (Catalan)
• The Tortosa Forum

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