Cornudella de Montsant

Cornudella de Montsant (Catalan pronunciation: [koɾnuˈðeʎa ðe monˈsan]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Priorat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the north-west of the comarca below the Montsant range and the Prades Mountains. The Siurana reservoir is on the territory of the municipality and supplies its drinking water.

Cornudella de Montsant
Municipality
The town with the massive escarpments in the background
Coat of arms
Cornudella de Montsant Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°16′01″N 0°54′22″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Tarragona
Comarca	Priorat
Government
• Mayor	Salvador Salvadó Porqueres (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi)
Elevation	533 m (1,749 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	964
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Demonym	Cornudellenc
Postal code	43360
Website	www.cornudella.altanet.org

A giant paella being cooked during the village festival

It has a population of 1,023 (register office, 2024) .

Sites near to the village include the Sant Joan del Codolar Hermitage. The village derives income from tourism and agriculture, particularly wine and hazelnuts. Cornudella de Montsant is at the centre of one of the world's major rock climbing regions.

History

In medieval times the town was part of the Barony of Entença.

The painter and Carthusian monk Joaquim Juncosa was a native of this town before he moved to the nearby monastery of Scala Dei where he painted several frescoes and pictures.^[4]

The old winery of Cornudella de Montsant, also known in Catalonia as one of the 'Wine Cathedrals, was built during the Modernisme and Noucentisme periods and was designed by architect Cèsar Martinell.