Ripollès

The Comarca Ripollès located in the province of Girona of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia (Spain). The community association has an area of ​​956.2 km ² and 26,821 inhabitants (2009 ).

Location

The community association is located in the northeast of Catalonia, 75 km northwest of the provincial capital of Girona. It is bordered to the north by France, on the east by the comarca of Garrotxa, in the south and to the west Osona Berguedà and Cerdanya. Together with the Comarcas Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà, Garrotxa, Gironès, Pla de l' Estany and Selva is the region 's territory Comarques giro ines.

Ripollès is located in the mountains of the Pyrenees. The highest peaks, the Puigmal ( 2,913 m) and the Puig de Bastiments ( 2,874 meters), located in the north of the French border. The headwaters of the river Ter and its tributary Freser form two large valleys, the Vall de Ribes ( Freser ) and the Vall de Camprodon ( Ter ). Both valleys unite in the capital Ripoll and then form, following the course of the River Ter, a south-facing valley.

Tourism

The Comarca is tourist center and ski area and has three major ski resorts.

• Ribes de Freser with the ski resort Vallter 2000
• The ski and sports center of Vall de Núria

To the north of the Pyrenees, the main ridge extends to the pilgrimage town of Nuria. Cultural history of interest are about 60 Romanesque churches that can be found in the comarca. These the Monastery of Santa Maria Ripoll (11th century), which is regarded as the ideal image of a Catalan church, the monastery of Sant Pere in Camprodon (12th century) as well as the convents of Sant Joan and Sant Pol in Sant Joan de les Abadesses (12. century).

Communities

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