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N-152
The N-152 is a Spanish national road in Catalonia, Spain, which originally linked Barcelona with the French border at Puigcerda/ Bourg-Madame, in the eastern Pyrenees. The Barcelona- Ripoll section was recently transferred to the Generalitat de Catalunya (government of Catalonia), and therefore its name changed to C-17 The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft that was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas. The C-17 carries forward the name of two .... The Ripoll-Puigcerdà section (still named N-152) passes through La Molina and Ribes de Freser, and over the ''Collada de Tosas'' mountain pass. Roads in Catalonia National roads in Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of National Roads In Spain
The Carreteras Nacionales de España or ''National Roads of Spain'' are roads of governmental property, managed by the Ministry of Development (Spain) and form the ''Red de Carreteras del Estado'' or ''State Roads Network''. A road numbering scheme is used according to rules by the fourth General Road Plan (Plan General de Carreteras) of 1939-1941 (Plan Peña). Six radial roads which connect Madrid with its coasts and its borders divide the Spanish continental territory (except for the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands) into 6 radial sectors. These radial roads are enumerated in clockwise fashion as follows: * N-I from Madrid to France via Irún or Carretera de Burgos: Northbound * N-II from Madrid to France via La Jonquera or Carretera de Barcelona: North-eastbound * N-III from Madrid to Valencia or Carretera de Valencia: Eastbound * N-IV from Madrid to Cádiz or Carretera de Andalucía: Southbound * N-V from Madrid to the Portuguese border or Carretera de Extremadura: We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourg-Madame
Bourg-Madame (; ca, La Guingueta d'Ix) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Geography Localisation Bourg-Madame is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades. It lies right on the border with Spain. It abuts directly onto the Spanish town of Puigcerdà, and is near the Spanish exclave of Llívia. Toponymy The town used to be known in French as ''Les Guinguettes'', until 1815 when it was renamed Bourg-Madame in honour of the wife of the Duke of Angoulême. The Catalan name for the town is still the traditional one. History In the 20th century Bourg-Madame was the site of a camp housing Republican escapees from Spain at the end of the Spanish Civil War. Government and politics Mayors Transport Roads The following major roads lead to Bourg-Madame: * N-20 from Ur to the north; * N-154 and D-68 from the Spanish enclave Llívia to the northeast; * N-116 from Saillagouse to the east; * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ribes De Freser
Ribes de Freser () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Ripollès Ripollès (; es, link=no, Ripollés) is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. In 2001, its population was 25,744, about 40% of whom lived in the capital, Ripoll. Ripollès borders the c ... in Girona, Catalonia. It is situated at the confluence of the Freser, Rigard and Segadell rivers, north of Ripoll. It is known for its mineral water, paper manufacture and milk products, and is also an important tourist centre. A rack railway runs from the town to Queralbs and to the shrine of Núria, through the Vall de Núria. The town is on the communication route from Barcelona to Puigcerdà (N-152 road and RENFE railway line). The natural mineral water Aigua de Ribes comes from the spring located in Ribas de Freser, Girona, Spain where it is also bottled. Demography See also *Vall de Núria Rack Railway References * Panareda Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
