Sant Julià de Cerdanyola is a town and
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'' 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 †...
, 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 ...
.
Geography
The town is located in a high
hollow
Hollow may refer to:
Natural phenomena
*Hollow, a low, wooded area, such as a copse
* Hollow (landform), a small vee-shaped, riverine type of valley
*Tree hollow, a void in a branch or trunk, which may provide habitat for animals
Places
* Sleepy ...
in the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
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 †...
, at 1000 meters above sea level. The main access road to the town is a steep, winding highway coming from the town of
Guardiola de Berguedà , in the Valley of 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 ...
below.
Celebrations
The town festival is celebrated on 5 December. On
Christmas Eve, the inhabitants of the town also celebrate the
Fia-Faia, a pre-Christian commemoration of the solstice where bundles of ''Cephalaria leucanta'', called ''faies'', are brought from a bonfire outside town to Plaça de l'església in the center of the village.
References
External links
Town website
Government data pages
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sant Julia De Cerdanyola
Municipalities in BerguedÃ