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Torà (Torá, ) is a town and municipality in the North East of the comarca of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

In 1968, the former municipality of Llanera was integrated to Torà. The municipality stretches along la Vall (valley) de la Riera (creek) de Llanera up to the confluence with the Llobregós River. The North sector's orography is rather uneven, with el Tossal (hill) de l'Aguda, el Tossal de Sant Donat rising up to 850m above sea level, and la Riera (creek) de Llanera flowing across. The South sector also features el Tossal de Sant Pere and el Tossal de la Pineda. La Riera (brook) de Cellers, a Riera de Llanera's tributary on the left side. The town is settled on the left bank of la Riera de Llanera, near the confluence with the Llobregós River, down la Serra (mountain range) de l'Aguda.

Districts and neighbourhoods
Torà is divided in the following population entities:


 * Cellers
 * Claret
 * Fontanet
 * Llanera
 * Sant Serni de Llanera
 * Torà
 * Vallferosa

History
In 1003 there was a battle of the Reconquista fought between an alliance of Catalonian counts and an army of the Caliphate of Córdoba at Torà.

Festivals
The Village's Festival on 1 September and around the Summer's solstice, some neighborhood's verbenas (country fairs).



Municipal constructions





 * Plaça de la Font (fountain's square)
 * Plaça del Vall (City Hall's Square)
 * Font dels Dolors (public fountain)
 * Casa de la Vila (City Hall)
 * Pou del Gel iIce well)
 * Cementiri (graveyard)

Military constructions and buildings

 * Castell de L'Aguda (Castle) a l'Aguda de Torà (ruins, expoliated)
 * Torre de Vallferosa (Tower): a Vallferosa (highly restored)
 * Casa Castell de Llanera in Llanera (fortified manor house, very damaged, expoliated)

Romanesque architecture

 * Monestir de Cellers (monastery): with three crossing abses and a crypt, in Cellers
 * Església de Sant Salvador (church): in l'Aguda de Torà
 * Església de Sant Miquel (church): in Fontanet
 * Església de Claret (church), XII Century (highly reformed)

Other monumental buildings

 * El Convent (convent)
 * L'Hostal (hostal)
 * Església de Santa Maria (church): in Llanera (expoliated)
 * Església de Santa Maria (church): in Vallferosa (expoliated)

Communications
Torà is along the county road C-1412. Coming from Balaguer, C-1313 towards La Seu d'Urgell until Ponts and then, the road C-1412 towards Calaf. Coming from Cervera, the national road N-141, then the local road LV-3003.

Demographics
Demographic data source.