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Abstract
This article illustrates the links between territory and place-names (toponymy) and
demonstrates the suitability of a geographical approach to the study of toponymy. This
is achieved on two levels: first, some theoretical aspects of onomastics are analysed;
second, the theoretical positions outlined are applied to the geographical - toponymic
study of an area within Catalonia: the comarca of the Baix Camp, whose capital is the
town of Reus. For reasons of geographical coherence, we have analysed an specific type
of toponymy: the name of the different towns, villages and other human settlements of
the present-day territory of Baix Camp.
Key - words: onomastic, toponymy, land, place-names, etimology, geographical names.