BerguedÃ
The Comarca Berguedá lies in the province of Barcelona, the Autonomous Community of Catalonia (Spain). The community association has an area of 1,185 km ² and 38,087 inhabitants (2009 ).
Location
The community association is located in the northeastern part of Catalonia, it is bordered on the north by the comarca of Cerdanya, in the east on Ripollès and Osona, to the south and to the west by Solsonès Bages and Alt Urgell. Together with the Comarcas Anoia, Bages, Osona and Solsonès forms the region 's territory Comarques Centrals. The city of Barcelona is about 80 km south- southeast.
The northern part of the county, the Old Berguedà ( German: Upper Berguedà ), located in the mountains of the Pyrenees. The Serra del Cadi ( 2430 m ) forms a natural border with the high valley of the Cerdanya. In the Sierra del Cadi also founded in 1983 the Parc Natural del Cadi -Moixeró is a charismatic Pyrenees mountains: The twin peaks of the Pedraforca ( 2497 m). With Castellar de N'Hug in 1295 m height of the Llobregat river which flows through the whole Comarca from north to south and is the lifeline of the circle arises. Just before Berga is the capital of Llobregat and in a dam, the Pantà de la Baells, dammed to form a long lake with a capacity of 109.5 hm ². Built in 1976 102 m high dam is used for drinking water supply in Barcelona and electricity generation. The southern part of the county, the Baix Berguedà, ( German: on the lower Berguedà ) lies in the plane of the central Catalan depression. There is also the capital city of Berga, it is located almost in the exact center of the Comarca.
Attractions
Of the 80 Romanesque churches that can be found in the comarca are Sant Quirze de Pedret (4 miles from Berga ), Sant Vicenç in Obiols, Santa Maria ( in Avià ) and Sant Miquel de Lillet (2 km from La Pobla de Lillet ) are of particular interest.
Economy
Until recent years, the mining industry is now in crisis played an important role. Traditional livestock farming, agriculture and forestry is almost only operated as a sideline. Of increasing importance is tourism for hikers, climbers and skiers. Only 14 miles from Berga away is the Rasos de Peguera ski resort (2000 m).
Communities
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