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According to E. Toda, Colldejou is actually the former Roman 'Colldejou jovi'. The first documented news appears in some bulletins by Pope Anastasi IV (1154) and Calixte III (1194). In 1197, Albert de Castellvell returned the village (he was ruling the place illegally) to the convent of Escolnarbou and from that moment on it got under the archbishop's dominion. The village took part in all the political and warlike events throughout the centuries. The first population census dates from 1497 when 9 families lived
in town, 13 in 1552 and 18 in 1708. Just like the other villages in the Barony, during the 18-19th centuries
Colldejou saw its population and economy grow but, at the beginning
of this century the village went into a period of decay that still continues
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The village celebrates its Town Festival on Sant Llorenç's Day
(10-11, August) and also on Sant Rafel's Day (24-25, October). |
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Two of the most remarkable buildings in town are the parish church of Sant Llorenç, with buttresses and an octagonal bell tower, and also the chapel of La Verge de les Enfermetats in El Mas de Magrinyà. There are some remains of a small fort from the Carline Wars. La Mola de Colldejou is a hiking spot worth visiting.
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- Brocà, Salvador de.- "Riudecanyes i la Baronia d'Escornalbou". |
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