Gisclareny is a
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 ...
in the
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
of
BerguedÃ
Berguedà () is an inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees, and partly in the Catalan Central Depression.
Geography
The northern half of Berguedà , known as Alt Berguedà (“Upper Berguedà †...
,
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 ...
, located in
CadÃ-Moixeró Natural Park
The CadÃ-Moixeró Natural Park ( ca, Parc Natural del CadÃ-Moixeró) is a natural park to the north of Catalonia, Spain, near the border with Andorra. The park was established in 1983 and encompasses of mountainous terrain in the comarques of ...
.
2018 it again became the smallest village in Catalonia after the village of
Sant Jaume de Frontanyà grew by 3 families.
The altitude of the inhabited space varies between 800 meters in the neighborhood of
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 va ...
and 1430 in the neighborhood of Coll de la Bena. It is bounded on the north by the
Cerdanya, reaching the peaks of the
Serra del CadÃ
The Serra del Cadà is a mountain range in the north of Catalonia, Spain, part of the Pre-Pyrenees. Its highest peak is the Vulturó, with an altitude of .
It stretches from east to west between Alt Urgell and Berguedà . The Llobregat River has ...
, and by Bagà , on the south and west by
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 ...
and
Vallcebre
Vallcebre is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà , Catalonia. It comprises two towns: ''Vallcebre'' proper, and the village of ''Sant Julià de Fréixens''.
History
The town was first documented in the year 893, when it was mentioned as '' ...
, and on the east by Bagà and
Guardiola de Berguedà . The alpine forests and meadows are the usual landscape of the municipality as well as a multitude of farmhouses scattered throughout the territory.
Economy
Agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people t ...
is the mainstay of Gisclarany's economy, and in particular
dryland farming and
animal husbandry.
Sites of interest
Sites of interest list
References
External links
Town websiteGovernment data pages
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Municipalities in BerguedÃ