Ciutadilla

Ciutadilla
Ciutadilla
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Ciutadilla Location in Catalonia
	Coordinates: 41°33′40″N 1°08′23″E / 41.56110°N 1.13976°E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Lleida
Comarca	Urgell
Government
• mayor	Óscar Martínez Agustí (2015)
Area
• Total	17.0 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation	519 m (1,703 ft)
Population (2018)
• Total	206
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	25341
Website	www.ciutadilla.cat

Ciutadilla is a village and municipality in the comarca of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2013 was 209.

The village, the only settlement in the municipality, is situated on a hill close to where the Montblanc-to-Tàrrega highway crosses the Corb river. Its ruined castle occupies a commanding position overlooking not just the village but also the plains of Urgell and Segarra.^[4] Many of the buildings in the village serve as holiday homes.

Economy

The municipality's economy depends largely on agriculture, mainly non-irrigated barley and other grains, vines, olives, and almonds, as well as pig- and poultry-farming.^[4]

History

Ciutadilla village developed around its castle, and spread downhill. The castle is mentioned in extant 12th-century documents, and was significantly improved in the 16th century. It was badly damaged during the First Carlist War in 1835, and fell into ruins after that.^[4] The municipality's population reached a peak of 872 in 1887, but has since steadily declined with the rest of the region to 209 in 2013.^[5] Many archaeological remains from the Iberic, Greek and Roman periods have been found in the municipality.^[4]