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Village situated at the margin of Glorieta river in the middle of Camp
de Tarragona. Geographical situation is 41§16' North latitude and 1§ 17' East
latitude, practically in the middle of the triangle formed by the Comarcal
capitals: Tarragona, Reus and Valls at 104 mts. Over the sea level. The site
extension is 9,23 kms2. The population is 1212 habitants and its main
activity is agriculture (hazelnut). In the last years there has been an
increase in the secondary sector, thank to the proximity of the petrochemical
poligon. Some interesting places are: L'Esglesia Parroquial, (with great
proportions), Ermita de la mare de D‚u del Roser (with valuables pictures
from XVIth century) and the entrance Portal of the old defence wall One of
the most famous sons of Vilallonga was the famous surgeon Pere Virgili (
1699-1776 ) founder of the School of Cirurgy of Cadiz (1748) and Barcelona
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The defence wall Portal |
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