NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Osona (comarca)

Osona is a comarca (county) in central Catalonia. Its capital is Vic. Its population (as of 2001) is 129,543. It covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people that had their capital in Ausa (today Vic); the Romans called the area Ausone or Ausona. Image File history File links Flag of Catalan comarca Osona (from Catalan Wikipedia) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Coat of Arms of Catalan comarca Osona (from Catalan Wikipedia) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Map of Catalonia, highlighting comarca of Osona (from Catalan Wikipedia) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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 â€” 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. ... See also VIC. Vic is the capital of the comarca (comparable to a county or shire) of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... City lights from space. ... See also VIC. Vic is the capital of the comarca (comparable to a county or shire) of Osona, 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. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday 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. ... See also VIC. Vic is the capital of the comarca (comparable to a county or shire) of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... See also VIC. Vic is the capital of the comarca (comparable to a county or shire) of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ...

Long famous for its sausages (especially fuet) and other pork derivatives, in recent years the area has become somewhat infamous for the pollution of its waterways due to the factory farming of pigs. Some of the many varieties of Sausages A sausage consists of ground meat and other animal parts, herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal), and preserved in some way. ... Fuet is a Catalan thin, cured dry sausage of pork meat in a pork gut. ... Hormel Pork Loin Filets This article is on meat. ... Hardy Meyers chicken operation near Petal, Mississippi. ... Species Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. ...

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Masies de Roda is a municipality in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, near of Ter River. ... Roda de Ter is a municipality in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, near Vic, close of Ter River. ... Seva (Sanskrit: string) is: in Sikhism, volunteer work Selfless service; work offered to God, performed without attachment and with the attitude that one is not the doer. ... See also VIC. Vic is the capital of the comarca (comparable to a county or shire) of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ...

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Categories: Comarcas of Spain | Comarques of Catalonia This is a list of the comarques (singular comarca) of Catalonia. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Scaled image of the Catalan Flag, downloaded from Wikipedia and resized by me, for use on Template:Comarques_of_Catalonia at a guess File links The following pages link to this file: Val dAran Barcelonès Maresme Baix Llobregat Alta Ribagorça Pallars Sobirà Pallars Jussà Priorat Alt Camp Alt Empord... Alt Camp is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Map of Alt Camp Province Girona Capital Figueres Largest city Figueres Demonym Population (2002) 99,321 Area 1,342. ... Alt PenedÃ¨s is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Seu dUrgell Largest city Seu dUrgell Demonym Population (2001) 19,105 hab. ... Alta RibagorÃ§a is one of the comarques of Catalonia. ... Anoia is a comarca (county) in central Catalonia, with its capital at Igualada. ... The comarca (county) of Bages lies in the center of Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Tarragona Capital Reus Largest city Reus Demonym Population (2001) 145,675 hab. ... Baix Ebre is a comarca (county), on the coast in southernCatalonia. ... Baix EmpordÃ is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, one of the two into which EmpordÃ was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. ... Baix Llobregat is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. ... Baix PenedÃ¨s is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia. ... Baixa Cerdanya is a comarca (county) in northern Catalonia, in the France and with the principality of Andorra. ... BarcelonÃ¨s is the most populous and economically important comarca (county) of Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Barcelona Capital Berga Largest city Berga Demonym Population (2001) 37,995 hab. ... Conca de BarberÃ is a comarca (county) in Tarragona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Garraf is a comarca (a county) in Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital les Borges Blanques Largest city les Borges Blanques Demonym Population (2002) 18,999 Area 799. ... Garrotxa is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... GironÃ¨s is a comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, bordering Selva, Baix EmpordÃ , Alt EmpordÃ and Garrotxa. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Catalonia Capital MatarÃ³ Largest city MatarÃ³ Demonym m. ... MontsiÃ is the southernmost comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Balaguer Largest city Balaguer Demonym Population (2001) 34,744 Area 1,733. ... Pallars JussÃ is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Sort Largest city Sort Demonym Population (2001) 6,147 Area 1,355. ... Pla de lEstany is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Mollerussa Largest city Mollerussa Demonym Population (2002) 30,934 Area 304. ... Priorat is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Móra dEbre Largest city Móra dEbre Demonym Population (2001) 2,656 hab. ... RipollÃ¨s is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Cervera Largest city Cervera Demonym Population (2001) 18,497 Area 721. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Lleida Largest city Lleida Demonym Population (2001) 166,090 Area 1,393. ... Selva is a coastal comarca (county) in Catalonia, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast). ... SolsonÃ¨s is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... TarragonÃ¨s is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Terra Alta is a sparsely populated inland comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. ... Other Catalan comarques Province Lleida Capital Tàrrega Largest city Tàrrega Demonym Population (2001) 31,026 Area 586. ... Val dAran, a small valley (620. ... VallÃ¨s Occidental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... VallÃ¨s Oriental is a comarca (county) in Catalonia. ... Roussillon (Catalan Rosselló) is one of the historical Catalan Countries corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French département of Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... 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... Capcir is a catalan comarca, in North Catalonia, and presently under French administration. ... Conflent is a Catalan comarca in North Catalonia, and currently under French administration. ... Mount CanigÃ³ (2785m), a Catalan landmark Roussillon (Catalan RossellÃ³; Spanish RosellÃ³n) is one of the historical Catalan Countries corresponding roughly to the present-day southern French dÃ©partement of PyrÃ©nÃ©es-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees). ... Vallespir is a Catalan comarca, in North Catalonia and currently under French administration. ...

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