Puig-reig () 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 ...

and town in the

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Berguedà 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� ...

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. As of 2009, the town had a population of 4,403. Atop a hill overlooking the

Llobregat The Llobregat () is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain, after the Ter. It flows into the Mediterranean south of the city of Barcelona. Its name could have originated in an ancient Latin word meaning 'dark', 'sorrowful' or 'muddy', or ...

River, its name means 'royal hill' in old

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. The town includes two medieval fortresses, as well as numerous examples of Romanesque and

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architecture. Industrial and vernacular architecture can also be found in the numerous industrial colonies and ''masies'', or farm houses, within the limits of the municipality. They are also home to La Polifònica de Puig-reig.

History

The existence of the town of Puig-reig is first documented in 907, at the consecration of St Martin's Church.

Main sights

*The

Puig-Reig Castle Puig-reig () is a municipality and town in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia. As of 2009, the town had a population of 4,403. Atop a hill overlooking the Llobregat The Llobregat () is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain, after the ...

, documented in the year 907 and progressively expanded in the 12th and 13th centuries. * St Martin's Church, a Romanesque church from the 12th century with three murals from the 13th century. *The Merola castle, tower remnant of the former Castle in Merola. The castle was first documented in the 12th century, and was a royal possession by the 14th century.

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Government data pages
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