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Espot
Espot () is a town and Municipalities of Catalonia, municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It has a population of . It is located in the Espot Valley, west of the river Noguera Pallaresa. The municipality is one of the entrances to the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park. Espot has been mentioned in documents dating back to the year 839. Economy The economy of the municipality is largely based on tourism, thanks to the ski resort Espot Esquí and an increase in rural tourism. The area also depends on the milk industry and cattle ranching, specifically Bovinae, bovines. There are various Hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power stations in the area including Sant Maurici, Lladres and Espot. Population history References Espot from the Enciclopèdia Catalana *Tomàs Bonell, Jordi; ''Descobrir Catalunya, poble a poble'', Prensa Catalana, Barcelona, 1994 External links Espot City Council Government data pages Municipalities in Pallars Sobir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espot Esquí
Espot Esquí is a ski resort located in Espot, in the Catalonia, Catalan Pyrenees, opened in 1967. The ski area extends from 1,500 to 2,500 metres. It's one of the ways of entry in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, and is near an area with many lakes of glacial origin, the trails facing the northeast are surrounded by a forest. Espot Esquí has an extensive length of tracks with a very careful design, a new stage areas were created for each skier could find a practice space for many activities: Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, Cross-country skiing, Ski mountaineering, Freeriding (winter sport), freeriding, snowshoeing, hiking on snowmobiles, circuits with dog sleds, etc.. This expansion was not without some controversy because the environment is near an area listed in the Natura network. lleida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aigüestortes I Estany De Sant Maurici National Park
''Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici'' National Park (, ), is one of the fifteen Spanish national parks, and the only one located in Catalonia. A wild mountain region in the Pyrenees, with peaks rising to 3017 m (Besiberri Sud) and with nearly 200 lakes, many of them of glacial origin, the park comprises a core area of 141 km2 and a buffer zone of 267 km2 surrounding the park. The park's name in Catalan is ''Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici'', freely translated as "The winding streams and St. Maurice lake". The park has an elevation range of 1600 to 3000 metres and contains four major vegetation zones: lower montane, upper montane, subalpine and alpine. The fauna includes Pyrenean chamois, brown bear, marmot, ermine, roe deer, among other mammals and numerous birds (black woodpecker, common crossbill, lammergeier, golden eagle). The park was created in 1955 after Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, first Spanish national park in the Pyrenees in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Sobirà () is a independent state in the northwest region of Alt Pirineu, in Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous (and less mountainous) Pallars Jussà to its southwest. Its capital and largest municipality is Sort. Located in the central Pyrenees The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ..., Pallars Sobirà stretches from south to north, starting at the gorge of Collegats to the village of Alós d'Isil, following the course of the river Noguera Pallaresa. It is the fourth biggest comarca in Catalonia in terms of surface area, and has one of the lowest densities of population in the country, about 5.1 inhabitants per km². All together, it has approximately 7,000 inhabitants. Pallars Sobirà contains the largest lake in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naut Aran
Naut Aran () is a municipality in eastern Aran, Catalonia. It has a population of . It is located in the terçons of Arties e Garòs and Pujòlo. It is the second largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of surface area (225.8 km2, behind Tremp), and was created in 1967 by the merger of the municipalities of Arties, Salardú, Gessa, Tredòs and Bagergue: the former municipalities retain some privileges as "decentralised municipal entities" (''entitats municipals descentralitzades'', EMD). The name literally means "Upper Valley" in Aranese, and both the Garonne (''Garona'') and the Noguera Pallaresa have their sources on the territory of the municipality. The town hall is in Salardú. The municipality is linked to Vielha by the C-28 road, which continues to Alt Àneu over the Port de la Bonaigua (2072 m). This road, the higher stretches of which are impassable in winter, was the only route between the Aran Valley and the rest of Spain before the opening of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vall De Boí
La Vall de Boí (, formerly known as Barruera) is a municipality and narrow, steep-sided valley in Catalonia. It lies in the Alta Ribagorça county in the Alt Pirineu region, on the edges of the Pyrenees. It has a population of . The valley is best known for its nine Early Romanesque churches, making it the site of the densest concentration of Romanesque architecture in Europe. It was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 30 November 2000. The valley also includes the highest ski resort in the Pyrenees, at Boí-Taüll, and borders the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park which lies to the northeast. Villages Barruera * Barruera, 219 * Boí, 221 * Les Cabanasses, 6 *Caldes de Boí, 5 * Cardet, 12 * Cóll, 37 * Durro, 110 * Erill la Vall, 98 * Pla de l'Ermita, 133 * Saraís, 8 * Taüll, 273 *Other, 7 History The Moorish conquest of Spain did not penetrate the high valleys of the Pyrenees. The first Christian counties in the region were set out in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Torre De Cabdella
La Torre de Cabdella () or La Torre de Capdella is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ..., Spain. It has a population of . See also * Cabdella Lakes References External links * Government data pages Municipalities in Pallars Jussà {{Lleida-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sort, Lleida
Sort () is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Pallars Sobirà, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, in the country of Spain. It is located at 692 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Pallaresa, a tributary to the Segre. It has a population of . It was once capital of the County of Pallars The County of Pallars or Pallás (, ; ) was a ''de facto'' independent petty state, nominally within the Carolingian Empire and then West Francia during the ninth and tenth centuries, perhaps one of the Catalan counties, originally part of the Marca .... The origin of the name predates the Roman period and has a different origin from the concept of ''sort'' -Catalan for “luck”-. Sort is a toponym of Basque origin, from the word sort, or suert, which meant bridge, referring to the only important bridge that crossed the Noguera Pallaresa river. The municipality includes the small village of Olp. References External linksPallars Sobirà Official websitePallars Sobirà Tourism ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rialp
Rialb (; official name Rialp, still a mandatory change by Francoist legislation) is a village in the province of Lleida and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ..., Spain. It has a population of . References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Pallars Sobirà {{Lleida-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Guingueta D'Àneu
La Guingueta d'Àneu () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Noguera Pallaresa river below the reservoir of La Torrassa. It is linked to Sort by the C-147 road. It has a population of . Subdivisions The municipality of la Guingueta d'Àneu is formed of thirteen villages. Populations are given as of 2005: *Berrós Jussà (24) *Burgo (7) *Cerbi (20), on the right bank of the Unarre river, at the foot of Mont-roig mountain (2864 m) *Dorve (11), near in the Turó de l'Àliga mountain (1744 m) *Escalarre (26), on the left bank of the Unarre river *Escaló (95), on the C-147 road *Escart (16), on the left bank of the Escart river *Estaron (16), on the slopes of the Aurati range *Gavàs (17) *La Guingueta (78) *Jou (25), in the north-east of the municipality *Llavorre (5) *Unarre (14), in the valley of the Unarre river Demography See also * Sant Pere del Burgal * '' Apse of Santa Maria d'Àneu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esterri D'Àneu
Esterri d'Àneu () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It has a population of . It is situated on the right bank of the Noguera Pallaresa river above the reservoir A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ... of La Torrassa. It is linked to Sort by the . It is the site of a hydroelectric power station. References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External linksOfficial website Government data pages Municipalities in Pallars Sobirà Populated places in Pallars Sobirà {{Catalonia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alt Àneu
Alt Àneu () is a town and municipality in Pallars Sobirà county in Catalonia. It was created in 1970 as a result of the union of the former municipalities of Isil, Catalonia, Isil, Son, Catalonia, Son, Sorpe, Catalonia, Sorpe, and Valencia d'Àneu, plus the addition of the Commonwealth of the Four Villages. It is the largest municipality in Catalonia in terms of area at , with a population of . It is situated by the Noguera Pallaresa river, and is served by the C-13 road, which links it with county capital Sort, Lleida, Sort and to the Aran Valley over the Port de la Bonaigua (2072 m). The ''ajuntament'' (town hall) is in València d'Àneu. Subdivisions The municipality of Alt Àneu is formed by nine villages. Populations are given as of 2005: *Alòs d'Isil (34) *Àrreu (6) *La Bonaigua (16) *Borén (25), on the left bank of the Noguera Pallaresa *Isavarre (25) *Isil (Alto Aneu), Isil (85), in the upper valley *Son (Alto Aneu), Son (46) *Sorpe (Alto Aneu), Sorpe (42) *Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
