Solivella
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Solivella is a municipality
Municipality
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 in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
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 of the Conca de Barberà
Conca de Barberà
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in Catalonia
Catalonia
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, Spain
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Mentioned for the first time in a document from 1058, it rose around a castle, of which today only ruins remain. It was for some time a possession of the Monastery of Santes Creus, and in 1393 it went to the Catalan crown.

The medieval Sanctuary of Tallat is located nearby, between Solivella and Belltall.
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