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Ripoll is the capital of the comarca (county) of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located 691 metres above the sea, on the confluence of the river Ter and its tributary Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the French border. The population was 10,908 in 1996.


It has a famous Benedictine monastery built in the Romanesque style, founded by the count Wilfred the Hairy in 879.


Ripoll is also the name of a river in the comarca of Vallès Occidental, Catalonia, Spain. The river crosses the comarca from north to south, and flows into the river Besòs, near Barcelona. This river is about 40 km long and its source is in Sant Llorenç Savall. The Ripoll crosses the towns and cities of Castellar del Vallès, Sabadell, Barberà del Vallès, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Ripollet and Montcada i Reixac.



 

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