Ciutadilla
title: "Ciutadilla" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-in-urgell", "populated-places-in-urgell"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-in-urgell" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciutadilla" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ciutadilla |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| native_name | |
| image_skyline | Ciutadilla.JPG |
| image_flag | Bandera de Ciutadilla.svg |
| image_shield | Escut de Ciutadilla.svg |
| pushpin_map | Spain Catalonia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Catalonia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | [[File:Flag of Spain.svg |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous community |
| subdivision_name1 | [[File:Flag of Catalonia.svg |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | [[File:Bandera de la provincia de Lérida.svg |
| subdivision_type3 | Comarca |
| subdivision_name3 | [[File:Bandera d'Urgell.svg |
| seat_type | (political) |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 519 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 17.0 |
| established_title | |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | CET |
| utc_offset | +1 |
| timezone_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +2 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 25341 |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| leader_title | mayor |
| leader_name | Óscar Martínez Agustí (2015) |
| website | |
| :: |
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Ciutadilla () is a village and municipality in the comarca of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of .
The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on a hill close to where the Montblanc-to-Tàrrega highway crosses the Corb river. Its ruined castle occupies a commanding position overlooking not just the village but also the plains of Urgell and Segarra. Many of the buildings in the village serve as holiday homes.
Economy
The municipality's economy depends largely on agriculture, mainly non-irrigated barley and other grains, vines, olives, and almonds, as well as pig- and poultry-farming.
History
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Ciutadilla village developed around its castle, and spread downhill. The castle is mentioned in extant 12th-century documents, and was significantly improved in the 16th century. It was badly damaged during the First Carlist War in 1835, and fell into ruins after that. Many archaeological remains from the Iberic, Greek and Roman periods have been found in the municipality.
Culture
The main festivals in Ciutadilla are that of Saint Roch on the second weekend of August, and its patron saint Saint Michael on 29 September.
References
References
- "El municipi en xifres: Ciutadilla". [[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya.
- "Ajuntament de Ciutadilla". [[Generalitat of Catalonia]].
- "Ciutadilla". [[Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana]].
- "El municipi en xifres: Ciutadilla". Statistics Institute of Catalonia.
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