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Founding of the free town of the Penedès

Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

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Founding of the free town of the Penedès

Historical milestone · Vilafranca del Penedès, Alt Penedès, Barcelona

Vilafranca del Penedès

Image of Vilafranca del Penedès, not of the place itself.

After the ruin of Olèrdola, the counts of Barcelona promoted between 1108 and 1151 a new settlement beside the course of the old Via Augusta, with tax franchises to attract settlers. Hence the name of villa franca and its role as a comarca market.

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