Albinyana
Sign in to saveAlbinyana (Catalan pronunciation: [əlβiˈɲanə]) is a village in the province of Tarragona and the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It belongs to Tarragona in the Baix Penedès region. It has a population of .
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- municipality
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- Albinyana
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- Albiñana
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- Location of Albinyana in Baix Penedès
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- Spain Catalonia
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- Albinyana, at the foothills of the Coast Rovira, seen from a vineyard
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- Spain
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- Autonomous Communities of Spain
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- 25px Catalonia
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- Baix Penedès
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- 25px Tarragona
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Albinyana (Catalan pronunciation: [əlβiˈɲanə]) is a village in the province of Tarragona and the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It belongs to Tarragona in the Baix Penedès region. It has a population of .
==History== In the eleventh century, Viscount Guitard strategically built his castle in Albinyana, near the border and prone to Saracen attacks. His son Adalbert, who died during the Reconquista, bequeathed the place to the Monastery of Sant Cugat. In 1040, the monastery's abbot ceded the lands to Bernat Otger on the condition that he would rebuild the castle and take care of its defence. Due to its vulnerable location, the castle remained uninhabited for a long time. It belonged to the monks of Sant Cugat until the end of the lordships. There are no remains of the castle today, and the acknowledged location is the same place that forms the centre of the village today.