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Josa I Tuixén
Josa i Tuixén or Josa i Tuixent is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the southern side of the Pyrenean range of Serra del Cadà in the east of the ''comarca''. The ''ajuntament'' (town hall) is located in Tuixén. Local roads link the municipality with La Seu d'Urgell and with Sant Llorenç de Morunys. It is a centre for Nordic skiing. Subdivisions As the name suggests, the municipality of Josa i Tuixén comprises two villages that were two independent municipalities until 1973. Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...s are given as of 2013: *Josa de Cadà - 25 * Tuixent - 116 Demography References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de ... [...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] |
La Seu D'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell (; es, Seo de Urgel, formerly in ca, Urgell}) is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes. It is in the district of Alt Pirineu i Aran (''High Pyrenees and Aran''), and is the town with the most inhabitants, having 17.4% of the district population. La Seu d'Urgell and Puigcerdà together have 30% of the population of the area. It is located at the confluence of the Segre and the Valira rivers.GGCC, la Seu d'Urgell: Urban morphology. The city is in the local region of |
Cava, Lleida
Cava is a rural municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Urgell, Lleida, 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 nort ..., Spain. The population of 50 people were scattered into three little villages (Cava, Ansovell and el Querforadat) References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Alt Urgell {{Lleida-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vansa I Fórnols
La Vansa i Fórnols is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Urgell in 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 nort ..., Spain. Villages: * Adraén * La Barceloneta *Colldarnat * Cornellana * Fórnols de Cadà * Montargull * Ossera * Padrinàs * Sant Pere * Sisquer * Sorribes de la Vansa References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Alt Urgell {{Lleida-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Coma I La Pedra
La Coma i la Pedra is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Lord valley in the north of the ''comarca''. The Cardener river has its source in the territory of the municipality. The local economy is traditionally based on livestock raising, although there is also a ski resort in the pyrenean massif of Port del Comte and a power station at Gafa. Local roads link the municipality with Sant Llorenç de Morunys and Josa i Tuixén. Subdivisions The municipality of La Coma i la Pedra is formed by three villages. Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...s are given as of 2005: * La Coma (137) * La Pedra (64), at the foot of the Pratformiu range * El Port del Comte (69) Demography References * Panareda C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gósol
Gósol is a village and municipality located in the northwest of the comarca of Berguedà in Catalonia, in the Pyrenees. It is within the confines of CadÃ-Moixeró Natural Park, to the west of Pedraforca. Gósol is the only municipality in Berguedà which is in the province of Lleida rather than that of Barcelona. It is also a party to the Judicial district of La Seu d'Urgell. Geography The present town is centered in the eponymous valley of Gósol, which is enclosed by the Serra del Cadà and Pedraforca, in the Pyrenees. The ruins of the former town and castle, dating from the 11th century, overlook the Gósol from an adjacent hill. Villages within Gósol The municipal limits of Gósol includes, most notably, the village of Sorribes. Other settlements include Bonner, la Collada, Molà d'en Güell, Moripol, Castell de Termes, Font Terrers, and Torrent Senta. Climate Gósol has a cool subalpine climate. Compared to less mountainous areas of Catalonia it is rather wet. It rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saldes
Saldes is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Berguedà in 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 nort ..., Spain. It is situated at the foot of the Pedraforca mountain () in the north of the ''comarca''. Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially. The village is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà by a local road. The monastery Sant Sebastià del Sull is located in Saldes. Demography References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Official website Government data pages Municipalities in Berguedà {{Barcelona-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] |
Montellà I Martinet
Montellà i Martinet is a municipality in the comarca of Cerdanya 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. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Cerdanya (comarca) Municipalities in the Province of Lleida {{Lleida-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuixent
TuixentNomenclà tor oficial de toponÃmia major de l'Alt Urgell version 4, updates until may 2008. is a village in the municipality of , in 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, and an independent municipality until 1973, when it was merged with < ...
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Population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a census, a process of collecting, analysing, compiling, and publishing data regarding a population. Perspectives of various disciplines Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Demography is a social science which entails the statistical study of populations. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordic Skiing
Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the Ski binding, binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise off the ski, unlike alpine skiing, where the boot is attached to the ski from toe to heel. Recreational disciplines include cross-country skiing and Telemark skiing. Winter Olympic Games, Olympic events are Cross-country skiing (sport), competitive cross-country skiing, ski jumping and Nordic combined — an event combining cross-country skiing and ski jumping. The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships host these sports every odd-numbered year, but there are also separate championships in other events, such as Telemark skiing and ski flying. Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, but is not included as a Nordic discipline under the rules of the International Ski Federation (FIS). Instead, it comes under the jurisdiction of the International Biathlon Union. The biomechanics of competitive cross-country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
