Vallcebre

Vallcebre
Municipality
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Map showin location athin Berguedà
Vallcebre Location in Catalonie
Coordinates: 42°12′20″N 1°49′10″E
Kintra	Spain
Commonty	Catalonie
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Berguedà
Govrenment
• Mayor	Francesc Xavier Huguet i Marza
Area
• Total	27.99 km2 (10.81 sq mi)
Elevation	1123 m (3,684 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	269
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Vallcebrès, vallcebresa
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	Toun Wabsteid

Vallcebre is a municipality in the comarca o Berguedà, Catalonie. It comprises twa touns: Vallcebre proper, an the veelage o Sant Julià de Fréixens.

History

The toun wis first documentit in the year 893, whan it wis mentioned as Balcebre in a document descrievin the consecration o the Cathedral o la Seu d'Urgell. Bi 983, a castle existit in the toun, that there is nae trace the day.

The municipality in past times wis controllt in pairt bi the Abbot o Bagà an the barons o Peguera. Bi the 15t hunderyear, it haed become pairt o the possessions o the Foix faimily.

Cultur

The parochial kirk is dedicatit tae the Virgin Mary, the patroness o the toun, an is o relatively recent oreegin, haein anerly been constructit in 1931. Bi 1991, it haed become ae ruin, an wis rebiggit in 2000. In the urban centre o the toun the tiny romanesque kirk o Sant Julià de Fréixens is locatit. Consistin o a single, barrel-vaultit nave, it haes been restored numerous times, leavin little o the oreeginal structur.

Economy

The municipality's economy is focused maistlins on the service sectors. Generally landwart, agricultur in the municipality is concerned primarily wi cereals an potatoes.

Freemit airtins

• Toun Wabsteid
• Information frae the Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Information frae the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya