Agramunt
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  Agramunt Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′N 1°06′E / 41.783°N 1.100°E / 41.783; 1.100 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Urgell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernat Solé Barril (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.6 km2 (30.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| Population
(2018)[3]
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| • Total | 5,393 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Agramuntí, agramuntina |
| Website | agramunt |
Agramunt (Catalan pronunciation: [aɣɾaˈmun]) is a municipality (municipi) in the comarca of the UrgellinCatalonia. It is situated in the north of the comarca, near the border with the Noguera. The town centre is protected as a historic-artistic monument, especially the Roman church of Santa Maria which dates from the 12th-13th centuries. The town is also known for the production of torró d'Agramunt, a sort of confectionery traditionally eaten at Christmas. The town is linked to Tàrrega by the C-240 road, to Cervera by the L-303 road and to Artesa de Segre by the L-302 road. The Urgell canal passes through the municipality, crossing the Montclar range through a tunnel. The municipality includes the exclave of Montclar d'Urgell to the north-west.
Historically, a Jewish community existed during medieval times. In 1272, Shlomo ibn Aderet mediated a dispute between the Jewish communities of Agramunt and Lérida. The Jewish community was destroyed in the 1492 expulsion of the Jews. In the 1980s, a street in the historical Jewish quarter, also called a Call (the term is thought to have originated from the word kahalinHebrew, meaning "community"), was renamed to "carrer del Call," or "Street of the Call."[4]
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