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Castle of la Sala

Passanant i Belltall, Conca de Barberà, Tarragona

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Castle of la Sala

Monument · Passanant i Belltall, Conca de Barberà, Tarragona

Remains of the castle of la Sala de Comalats, in the municipality of Passanant i Belltall (Conca de Barberà, Tarragona), at 757 metres above sea level. It consists of a rectangular tower about 6 metres on each side and 17 metres high, with three floors and a terrace, and an adjoining hall, built between the 12th and 14th centuries. First documented in 1079-1080 as a castle dependency, it was controlled in the mid-12th century by the Cervera family; it passed in 1177 to the Templars, in 1210 to Guillem de la Guàrdia Lada, in 1266 to the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, in 1338 it was sold to the Gener family of Montblanc and in 1384 it passed to the monastery of Santes Creus, which kept it until 1835. Today the tower and the adjoining hall survive in ruins, partly buried; it is declared a National Cultural Asset.

Photo: MARIA ROSA FERRE ✿ (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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