Balaguer

Balaguer
Municipality
Kirk o St. Mary.
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Balaguer Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 41°47′N 0°49′E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Lleida
Comarca	Noguera
Govrenment
• Mayor	Miquel Aguilà Barril
Area
• Total	57.32 km2 (22.13 sq mi)
Elevation	233 m (764 ft)
Population  (2009)
• Total	16,779
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Balaguerí, balaguerina
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Balaguer (Catalan pronunciation: [bəɫəˈɣe], locally: [balaˈɣe]) is the caipital o the comarca o Noguera, in the province o Lleida, Catalonie, Spain. It is locatit near the Segre River, a tributar tae the Ebro. The municipality includes a exclave tae the east.

Balaguer wis conquered frae the Moors bi Ermengol VI o Urgell in 1106; he made it his new caipital, an it remained so for subsequent coonts o Urgell.

The toun haes a Gothic brig, the "Pont de Sant Miquel", ower the Segre river. This brig wis destroyed durin the Spaingie Ceevil War in the battle o "Cap de Pont" (brigheid battle in 1938) an rebuilt efter the war.

Anither Gothic biggin is the Santa Maria Kirk, in the hichts abuin the ceety, in line wi a quite finely conservit waw datin tae the 15t hunderyear AD.

The historic toun is on the richt bank o the Segre but, follaein the Spaingie Ceevil War, construction began on a modren brig, which initiatit development o a modren extension o the toun on the left bank.

General Franco's forces first entered Catalonie frae Aragon in 1938 throu Balaguer's brigheid.

Notable natives

• Gaspar de Portolà, foonder o San Diego (USA) an Monterey (USA).
• Peter IV o Aragon, King o the Croun o Aragon.
• Antoni Torres García, fitbawer
• Xavier Sánchez Bernat, basketbaw player
• Roberto Martinez, fitbawer an current fitbaa manager o Everton F.C.
• Teresa Pàmies, writer, poleetical activist an mither o Sergi Pàmies.

See an aw

• Laird o Balaguer

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial municipal wab steid (in Catalan)