Salou facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Salou
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Municipality
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Monument to Jaume I
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 Salou
Location in Spain
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| Country |  Spain |
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| Community |  Catalonia |
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| Province | Tarragona | ||
| Comarca | Tarragonès | ||
| Municipality | 30 October 1989 | ||
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| • Type | Mayor-council | ||
| • Body | Ajuntament de Salou | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 15.1 km2 (5.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation
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5 m (16 ft) | ||
| Population
(2018)
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| • Total | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1,575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||
| Demonym(s) | Salouean salouenc, salouenca salouense |
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| Postal code |
43840
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| Area code | +34 (Spain) 977 (Province) | ||
Salou is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The city is approximately 10 km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112 km from Barcelona. Aside from its string of beaches interrupted by rocky coves, and its landscaped promenade, one of its main attractions is the PortAventura World resort. The Dutch movie Costa! and the television series with the same title were both filmed in Salou.
History
Used as a port by Greeks (who named it Salauris) and Romans, it appeared again in an important historic event, when in 1229 the fleet of James I of Aragon departed from the port of Salou to conquer the Balearic Islands, thus creating the Kingdom of Majorca. In 1286 Alfons III of Aragon also departed from this port to conquer Menorca, the last Moorish territory of the Balearic Islands. Later, Salou became a nest of pirates. After that it was considered an unsafe place, so in 1530 Archbishop of Tarragona decided to erect a new defence tower, now called Torre Vella. In 1865 the railway station began to operate, opening a new development time, that led one hundred years later to a tourist boom that has brought prosperity to the town. Salou was separated from the adjacent municipality of Vila-seca on 30 October 1989 by a decision of the Supreme Court of Spain.
In the summer of 2001, Salou suffered a terrorist attack by ETA, through a car bomb near a hotel. 13 people were injured, including two civil guards.
Images for kids
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Logo of Salou
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Paseos por la costa y acantilados de Salou
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Llevant Beach
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The Torre Vella defence tower
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Font lluminosa
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Passeig Jaume I
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See also
In Spanish: Salou para niños
