- Bonastre
infobox catalan municipio
province=Tarragona
comarca=Baix Penedès
arms = Escut de Bonastre.svg
population=424
population_year=2001
area=24.86
population_density=17.1
elevation=182
demonym="n/a"Bonastre is a
municipality in the "comarca" of theBaix Penedès ref|comarca inCatalonia ,Spain . It is situated in the west of the "comarca" in the Quadrell range.In 1178, Bernat de Papiol, who was lord of the place, donated it to the Monastery of St Cugat. In 1382, King Pedro IV took possession of Bonastre for the crown although the monastery continued to govern the village until the 17th Century.
During the
Spanish Civil War, 1820-1823 Bonastre supported the royalists. In 1822 the town was attacked by a party of militia and was left deserted as its inhabitants fled to the surrounding mountains. However the militia were attacked by royalist troops when they left Bonastre and routed.The 19th century parish church is dedicated to St Magdalene. It was built on the site of an ancient Romanesque temple which was completely destroyed on 1849. It consists of a single building covered by a cylindrical vault, with small interconnecting chapels at the side. The baptistry and sanctuary stand out. It was the work of a modernistic architect
Josep Maria Jujol . Another notable building is a 19th century house known as “can Fontanilles”. It has some interesting graphics on its façade, which include the arms of Bonastre and CataloniaThe main festival at Bonastre takes place in July under the feast of St Magdalena.
A local road links the village with
Roda de Barà .Demography
infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=779
pop_1930=598
pop_1950=479
pop_1970=408
pop_1986=275
pop_latest=424
latest_year=2001The village's economic base is agriculture, in the cultivation of vines, almonds and olives.
Note
# Bonastre became part of the Baix Penedès in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the
Tarragonès .Further reading
* [http://www.poblesdecatalunya.cat/municipi.php?m=430304 Places of interest in Bonastre]
References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). "Guia de Catalunya", Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
*Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; "Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble", Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994
* [http://www.grec.cat/cgibin/ggcc01cl.pgm?USUARI=UOC&SESSIO=0006189840&PGMORI=&NDCHEC=0608861 Article in the Gran Enciclopedia Comarcal (in Catalán)]
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