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Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain....

Reus is the capital of the comarca of Baix Camp, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The area has always been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental importance at the time of the Phylloxera plague. Nowadays it is known by its commercial activity, for being a mecca of rock-climbing and as the birth-place of world-famous architect Gaudi. The origin of the name is source of discussion. One of the theories is that Reus comes from the latin word used to describe prisoners, and as such, it would be a roman penitentiary. Currently, the most accepted theory is that the name has celtic roots, from the root red that originated the name redis (or reddis), that would approximately mean place in the way / place in the roads, or said alternatively, an inhabited place in a cross-road. Reus was for long the second city of Catalonia with a population of 14,440 in 1787 and 27,257 in 1860. It was overtaken by Tarragona and Lleida between 1900 and 1930. For example, the population barely raised between 1920 and 1930, with 30.266 and 35.950 habitants, respectively. From then, the population growth has been notable, from the 41.014 habitants in 1960 to the