Sant Guim de Freixenet is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the ''comarca'' of la

Segarra Segarra () is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain, situated on a high plain. Historically, the name referred to a larger area than the current comarca. It has a continental climate, with cold winters and hot summers, and between 350 and 45 ...

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 no ...

, Spain.

History

Owing to the intense military activity at the Lleida front, this municipality suffered much during the

Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlism, Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebeli ...

(1936–39). At that time it was known as Pineda de Segarra and, owing to the hardships caused by the war, paper money was printed in the town.Isidre Aymerich, ''El paper moneda, els bons i els vals a la Segarra durant la Guerra Civil (1936-1939)'' The present-day main town was formerly known as ''Sant Guim de l'Estació'' because it was built around the railway station of the Lleida -

Manresa Manresa () is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographical centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa a ...

line. Nowadays many of the villages that make up the municipality have been depopulated as people have moved to urban areas. Most have only residual population.

Villages

Altadill Altadill is a locality located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 0. Geography Altadill is located 82km east of Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lér ...

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Amorós Amorós is a locality belonging to the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in the Province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 12. A standalone municipality in the past, it was absorbed by the municipality of Sant ...

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El Castell de Santa Maria El Castell de Santa Maria is a locality located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 13. Geography El Castell de Santa Maria is located 79km east of ...

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Freixenet de Segarra Freixenet de Segarra is a locality located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 36. Geography Freixenet de Segarra is located 82km east of Lleida ...

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Melió Melió is a locality located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 3. Geography Melió is located 82km east of Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérid ...

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Palamós Palamós () is a town and municipality in the Mediterranean Costa Brava, located in the ''comarca'' of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Palamós is located at the northern end of a large bay. The town is by-passed by the ...

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La Rabassa La Rabassa is a locality located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 15. Geography La Rabassa is located 87km east of Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: ...

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Sant Domí Sant Domí is a hamlet located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 27. Geography Sant Domí is located 81km east of Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: L ...

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Sant Guim de la Rabassa Sant Guim de la Rabassa is a hamlet located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 16. Geography Sant Guim de la Rabassa is located 85km east of Lleida ...

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La Tallada La Tallada is a locality located in the municipality of Sant Guim de Freixenet, in Province of Lleida province, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 37. Geography La Tallada is located 84km east of Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: ...

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References

External links

Pàgina web de l'ajuntament

Government data pages

Dades generals de l'ajuntament
Municipalities in Segarra {{Lleida-geo-stub