Horta de Sant Joan
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Horta de Sant Joan is a municipality
in the comarca
of la Terra Alta
in Catalonia
, Spain
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This town is located in a picturesque spot on a hill in view of the landscape of the northwestern foothills of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
. The Sant Salvador d'Horta monastery, also known as Convent dels Àngels, is located at the foot of the Muntanya de Santa Bàrbara
, a rocky hill of striking appearance.
The spectacular Roques de Benet
giant rocks are located within Horta de Sant Joan's municipal term.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of la Terra Alta
Terra Alta
Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Gandesa. It is also known as Castellania, a name dating back to its medieval status as a fiefdom held by the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem under the Crown of Aragon.- Municipalities...
in 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
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This town is located in a picturesque spot on a hill in view of the landscape of the northwestern foothills of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit
Ports de Tortosa-Beseit , also known as Ports de Beseit, or simply as Els Ports or Lo Port by locals, is a limestone mountain massif located at the north-eastern end of the Sistema Ibérico, a complex system of mountain ranges and massifs in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula. Its highest point is...
. The Sant Salvador d'Horta monastery, also known as Convent dels Àngels, is located at the foot of the Muntanya de Santa Bàrbara
Muntanya de Santa Bàrbara
Muntanya de Santa Bàrbara is a mountain that is part of the northwestern foothills of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, Catalonia, Spain. It has an altitude of 751.3 metres above sea level....
, a rocky hill of striking appearance.
The spectacular Roques de Benet
Roques de Benet
Roques de Benet is a compact group of sheer rocky outcrops in the northwestern side of the Ports de Tortosa-Beseit, Catalonia, Spain. The highest summit has an altitude of 1,007.2 metres above sea level.-See also:*Ports de Tortosa-Beseit...
giant rocks are located within Horta de Sant Joan's municipal term.