Llotja

For the school, see Escola de la Llotja.

Llotja (Eastern Catalan: [ˈʎɔdʒə], Western Catalan: [ˈʎɔdʒa]; Aragonese: Loncha; Spanish: Lonja) is a Iberian term for a buildings that, during the Middle Ages, were used for commercial purpose.

Others, in feudal towns, were used for fishing and livestock market.

Llotjas from the former Crown of Aragon

The existing Llotjas from the former Crown of Aragon are:

• Llotja of Valencia or Llotja de la Seda, civil Gothic monument built between 1482 and 1492, by the mason master Pere Compte. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on December 7, 1996.
• Llotja of Palma or Sa Llotja, (1420–1452).
• Llotja of Barcelona or Llotja del Mar, (1352–1453) (reformed 1774-1802).
• Llotja of Perpignan (14th-16th centuries).
• Llotja del Cànem in Castellón de la Plana.
• Llotja of Castelló d'Empúries (c. 1393).
• Llotja of Tortosa (1368–1373).
• Loncha of Alcañiz (15th century).

Llotjas in the rest of Spain

• Loncha of Zaragoza (1541–1551).
• Casa Lonja de Sevilla, in which centralized all trade of America with Spain from 1580 to 1717, including all types of products.
• Lonja de San Felipe or Las gradas de San Felipe, was in Madrid (16th c.), was demolished.
• La Porxada in Granollers (1586–1587).
• Antigua Lonja in El Puerto de Santa María (18th century).