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Alp, Spain
Alp is a town and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Cerdanya, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Its population is 1,745 according to the 2012 census. Alp is home to the ski resort of La Molina. See also * Alp 2500 * Tosa d'Alp Tosa d'Alp or La Tosa is a mountain in Baixa Cerdanya in the Spanish Pyrenees. The Coll de Pal is a mountain pass that separates its eastern part from the Puigllançada. This mountain forms a quadripoint where the Alp, Urús, Das and Bagà m ... References External links * Government data pages Municipalities in the Province of Girona Municipalities in Cerdanya (comarca) Populated places in the Province of Girona {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Catalonia
Catalonia is (as of 2018) divided into 947 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Each municipality typically represents one significant urban settlement, of any size from village to city, with its surrounding land. This is not always the case, though. Many municipalities have merged as a result of rural depopulation or simply for greater efficiency. Some large urban areas, for example Barcelona, consist of more than one municipality, each of which previously held a separate settlement. The Catalan government encourages mergers of very small municipalities; its "Report on the revision of Catalonia's territorial organisation model" (the ""), published in 2000 but not yet implemented, recommends many such mergers. Larger municipalities may sometimes grant the status of ''minor local entity, decentralised municipal entity'' ( ca, EMD, es, EATIM) to one or more of its settlements, for more effective provision of services or to substitute for its previous status as a separate mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Province Of Girona
Girona (; es, Gerona ; french: Gérone) is a province of Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest by the province of Barcelona, on the north by France ( Pyrénées-Orientales), and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea. The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607. Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 144,709, 19.2% of the population. The Girona area acts as an industrial, commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province. Municipalities of Girona The province has 222 municipalities, including Girona city (population 96,722), Figueres (pop. 44,765), Lloret de Mar (pop. 40,282), Blanes (pop. 39,834), Olot (33,725), Salt (pop. 30,389), Palafrugell (pop. 22,816) and Sant Feliu de GuÃxols (pop. 21,814), as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities In The Province Of Girona
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fontanals De Cerdanya
Fontanals de Cerdanya is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 443. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Cerdanya (comarca) Municipalities in the Province of Girona {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das, Catalonia
Das is a town and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Cerdanya, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Its population is 222 according to the 2012 census. It is located amidst the mountains of the Pyrenees.''Catalunya poble a poble.'' Volume 4. Barcelona, Edicions 62, 2005. . See also * Tosa d'Alp Tosa d'Alp or La Tosa is a mountain in Baixa Cerdanya in the Spain, Spanish Pyrenees. The Coll de Pal is a mountain pass that separates its eastern part from the Puigllançada. This mountain forms a quadripoint where the Alp, Spain, Alp, Urús, D ... References External links * Government data pages Municipalities in the Province of Girona Municipalities in Cerdanya (comarca) Populated places in the Province of Girona {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BagÃ
Bagà is a Spanish municipality located in the comarca of Berguedà , in Catalonia. Traditionally, Bagà is considered the capital of ''Alt Berguedà '', the mountainous northern half of the comarca. Location Bagà is located at the head of the valley of the Llobregat river, at the feet of the high mountains of the Cadà range. The town itself is at 785 metres above sea level. Bagà is 20 kilometers to the north of Berga, and 7.5 kilometers to the south of the '' Túnel del CadÃ'', a tunnel which crosses the Cadà range, connecting with the region of la Cerdanya. The municipality includes a small exclave to the west. History Bagà was founded in the 9th century A.D. when the region of Berguedà was repopulated by Wilfred the Hairy. The noble family of Pinós dominated most of ''Alt Berguedà '' throughout most of the Middle Ages and administered its domains from the town of Bagà , giving the town some importance. The town was redesigned in the 13th century by Galceran IV de Pinà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castellar De N'Hug
Castellar de n'Hug (, es, Castellar de Nuch) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the southern slopes of the pyrenean range of the Creueta. The Llobregat river has its source on the territory of the municipality. The village is served by the B-403 road, which links it with La Pobla de Lillet and which continues over the Creueta to the ''comarques'' of the Ripollès and the Cerdanya. The Asland del Clot del Moro cement factory, now closed along with the railway line which linked it to Guardiola de Berguedà , is a notable example of ''modernista'' industrial architecture. The Roman church Holy Roman Church, Roman Church, Church of Rome or Church in Rome may refer to: * The Diocese of Rome or the Holy See * The Latin Church * Churches of Rome (buildings) In historical contexts ''Roman Church'' may also refer to: * The Catholic Chur ... of Sant Vincenç de Rus conserves some original mural paintings. References * Panare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toses
Toses () is a small village in the county of Ripollès in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is furthermore the name of the municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ... of Toses which, in addition to the village of Toses, comprises the villages of Fornells, Dòrria and Nevà . The R3 railway service from Barcelona to the French border has a stop in the village. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Ripollès {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palau-de-Cerdagne
Palau-de-Cerdagne ( ca, Palau de Cerdanya) is a commune in the eastern Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France). The people of the town celebrate the Xicolatada, every year, on the 16th of August. Geography Palau-de-Cerdagne is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. Population See also *Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department The Pyrénées-Orientales department is composed of 226 communes. Most of the territory (except for the district of Fenolheda) formed part of the Principality of Catalonia until 1659, and Catalan is still spoken (in addition to French) by a si ... References Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PuigcerdÃ
Puigcerdà (; es, Puigcerdá) is the capital of the '' Catalan comarca'' of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the Segre River and on the border with France (it abuts directly onto the French town of Bourg-Madame). History Puigcerdà is located near the site of a Ceretani settlement, which was incorporated into Roman territory. The Roman town was named Julia Libyca. Puigcerdà was founded in 1178 by King Alfonso I of Aragon, Count of Barcelona. In 1178 Puigcerdà replaced Hix as the capital of Cerdanya. Hix is now a village in the commune of Bourg-Madame, in the French part of Cerdagne. In the closing stages of the 1672-1678 Franco-Dutch War, the town was captured by a French army under the duc de Noailles but returned to Spain in the Treaties of Nijmegen. Puigcerdà was unique during the Spanish Civil War in having a democratically elected Anarchist council. The Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway was opened in 1929, crossin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tosa D'Alp
Tosa d'Alp or La Tosa is a mountain in Baixa Cerdanya in the Spain, Spanish Pyrenees. The Coll de Pal is a mountain pass that separates its eastern part from the Puigllançada. This mountain forms a quadripoint where the Alp, Spain, Alp, Urús, Das, Catalonia, Das and Bagà municipal limits meet. There is a triangulation station (''282081001'') at the summit. Part of its slopes are home to the ski resort of Masella which is part of Alp 2500. References {{catalonia-geo-stub Mountains of Catalonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alp 2500
Alp 2500 is a ski resort in La Cerdanya, Catalonia, in the Pyrenees mountains of northeastern Spain. It includes the two towns of La Molina and Masella, whose two respective ski areas united to form this resort. The nearest main town is Alp. The resort of Masella serves the mountain of La Tosa. Alp 2500 has over 130 km (80 mi.) of slopes, and its Hotel Alp is only 50 meters (165 ft.) from the slopes. La Molina hosted World Cup alpine events in December 2008 (women's technical events) - La Molina events - 2008-12 and the in January |
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