Berguedà

Missing image Bergueda_flag.png Flag of Berguedà (Flag) (Coat of Arms)
Other Catalan comarques
Province	Barcelona
Capital	Berga
Largest city	Berga
Demonym
Population (2001)	37,995 hab.
Area	1,182.5 km2
Pop. density	32.1 hab/km2
Municipalities	31

Berguedà is a comarca (county) in the interior of Catalonia, lying partly in the Pyrenees and partly in Catalonia's Depressió Central. This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... This article is about political regions. ... Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. ... This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ...

The northern half of Berguedà, known as Alt Berguedà, consists of the upper valley of Llobregat and the mountainous Pre-Pirineu. The northern border is a veritable mountain barrier: Berguedà is separated from Cerdagne (more specifically, from Baixa Cerdanya) by a series of 2,000 meter peaks. These include the mountain ranges Cadí, Moixeró, Puig d'Alp and Puigllançada. South of these ranges are the valley of Llobregat down to Pobla de Lillet and Castellar de N'hug and the valleys of the rivers Bagà, Bastareny and Saldes. To the east are the mountain ranges Catllaràs and Rasos de Tubau, to the west the high ranges of Pedraforca, Verd, Ensija and Rasos de Peguera. Alta Cerdanya or French Cerdanya (French Cerdagne) is an alternative name for the portion of historical Cerdanya, south of the top crest of the Pyrenees, that was ceded to the French crown by the Treaty of the Pyrenees (France and for this reason was chosen as the place to build... Baixa Cerdanya is a comarca (county) in northern Catalonia, in the France and with the principality of Andorra. ...

Climate

Alt Berguedà is rainy and (by Catalan standards) cold, with snow in the winter on the higher peaks. Average annual precipitation exceeds 1000 mm (40 inches), mostly in the warmer seasons. Vegetation is mainly forests of Scots Pine and oak. The shadiest parts have European Beech and, less often, Silver Fir. Above 1700 meters, Mountain Pine dominates and above 2200 meters orats alpins (?). The southern half of Berguedà consists of lower valleys, with a Mediterranean climate tending more towards an internal continental climate as one goes upland. Average annual precipitation is 700 to 900 mm (28 to 36 inches); as in Alt Berguedà, very little of this is in the summer. Average annual temperatures fall between 11 and 13 ºC, with cold winters, but without excessively hot summers. The naturally occurring vegetation is carrascara (Round-leafed oak, Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia) in dry areas with poor soils and oaks where there are better soils and more rain. In the center and to the west, Portuguese oak (Quercus faginea) dominates, to the west and north Downy oak (Quercus pubescens, syn. Q. humilis). Nowadays, these are intermixed with Scots Pine and Aleppo Pine. Rain is a form of precipitation, other forms of which include snow, sleet, hail, and dew. ... This page is about the form of precipitation. ... Binomial name Pinus sylvestris L. The Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.; family Pinaceae) is a common tree ranging from Great Britain and Spain east to eastern Siberia and the Caucasus Mountains, and as far north as Lapland. ... This article is about oaks (Quercus desert-oak is unrelated, and instead belongs to the genus Allocasuarina. ... Binomial name Fagus sylvatica L. The European Beech or Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica) is a deciduous tree belonging to the family Fagaceae. ... Binomial name Abies alba Mill. ... Binomial name Pinus mugo Mountain Pine or Mugo Pine (Pinus mugo) is a high altitude European pine, found in the Pyrenees, Alps, Erzgebirge, Carpathians, northern Appennines and Balkan Peninsula mountains from (mostly) 1,000m to 2,200m, occasionally as low as 200m in the north of the range in Germany... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Binomial name Quercus ilex L. The Holm Oak Quercus ilex L., also called Holly oak or Evergreen Oak, is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. ... For the heavy metal band see Soil (band) Soil is the layer of minerals and organic matter, in thickness from centimetres to a metre or more, on the land surface. ... Binomial name Quercus pubescens Willd. ... Binomial name Pinus halepensis Miller The Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis) is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. ...

Population and Economy

Berguedà has always been sparsely populated. In 1860 there were 31,544 inhabitants, but by 1887 the population had fallen to a low of 23,257. The 1900 census showed a slight rebound to 27,217 inhabitants. For the next 60 years, growing opportunities in mining, textiles, forestry, cattle ranching, and agriculture led to a slow but steady increase, with 39,600 inhabitants in 1930, 41,938 in 1950 and 47,953 in 1960. Then, with a decline in the local economy (especially a fall-off in mining) coinciding with greater opportunity elsewhere, another decline of the economy and population set in, with the population falling to 44,446 in 1970, 42,152 in 1981, and a mere 37,995 today. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... Forestry (formally known as silviculture) is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and related natural resources. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Currently, industrial activity is located mainly in between Berga and Puig-reig. The opening of the Cadí Tunnel and the general improvement of the roads in recent (as of 2004) years may improve the economic potential of the valley of Llobregat and of Berguedà in general. Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Agriculture, cattle ranching and forestry have proved generally complementary to one another and compatible with tourism. The growth in tourism has provided some jobs and has been a key factor in reducing emigration from Alt Berguedà. Many farm houses have been converted (in whole or in part) to tourism-related uses. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ...

Municipalities

Populations are from 2001. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Avià - pop. 1935
• Bagà - pop. 2119
• Berga - pop. 15,437
• Borredà - pop. 498
• Capolat - pop. 70
• Casserres - pop. 1547
• Castell de l'Areny - pop. 66
• Castellar de n'Hug - pop. 197
• Castellar del Riu - pop. 138
• Cercs - pop. 1376
• Espunyola - pop. 270
• Fígols - pop. 50
• Gironella - pop. 4908
• Gisclareny - pop. 30
• Guardiola de Berguedà - pop. 937
• Gósol - pop. 225
• Montclar - pop. 121
• Montmajor - pop. 457
• Nou de Berguedà - pop. 155
• Olvan - pop. 896
• Pobla de Lillet - pop. 1359
• Puig-reig - pop. 4225
• Quar - pop. 70
• Sagàs - pop. 146
• Saldes - pop. 325
• Sant Jaume de Frontanyà - pop. 27
• Sant Julià de Cerdanyola - pop. 240
• Santa Maria de Merlès - pop. 154
• Vallcebre - pop. 270
• Vilada - pop. 515
• Viver i Serrateix - pop. 192

Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

External links

• Official comarcal web site (in Catalan) (http://www.elbergueda.org/)
• IDESCAT: statistical information on Berguedà (in Catalan) (http://www.idescat.es/servlet/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=2&V1=14)
• Information about Berguedà on the site of the Generalitat de Catalunya (http://www.municat.net:8000/omunicat/owa/mun_p01.dad_ens?via=0&cod=8101410007&err=0)