Camprodon (; from ''Camp Rodó'' "Round Field", ultimately from
Latin
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''Campus Rotundus'') is a small town in the
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...
of
Ripollès in
Girona
Girona (officially and in Catalan , Spanish: ''Gerona'' ) is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 103,369 in 2020. Girona is the capital ...
,
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
, Spain, located in the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to ...
, near the French border.
History
The settlement of Camprodon was in 1118, when
Ramon Berenguer III allowed the building of a market near the monastery of
Sant Pere de Camprodon, which is located in the present-day town. In 1252, Camprodon was granted the title of royal city and left the jurisdiction of the abbot of Sant Pere.
The city celebrates the
feast day of ''Sant Patllari'' (
Palladius of Embrun
Saint Palladius of Embrun (french: Pallade, Pélade, ca, Patllari, Pal·ladi) (d. ca. 541 AD) was a 6th-century bishop of Embrun. Born to a Christian family, he studied under Catulin, bishop of Embrun, who had attended the Council of Épaone i ...
), and the church of
Santa Maria de Camprodon claims his
relics
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tang ...
, which lie in a 14th-century reliquary (''arqueta de Sant Patllari'').
The epicentre of the
Catalan earthquake of 1428
The Catalan earthquake of February 2, 1428, known in Catalan as the ' because it took place during Candlemas, struck the Principality of Catalonia, especially Roussillon, with an epicentre near Camprodon. The earthquake was one of a series of ...
that killed hundreds of people was near Camprodon.
[Banda E and AM Correig (1984). The Catalan earthquake of 2 February 1428. ''Engineering Geology'', 20:89-97.] The earthquake was related to the active
Amer
Amer may refer to:
Places
* Amer (river), a river in the Dutch province of North Brabant
* Amer, Girona, a municipality in the province of Girona in Catalonia, Spain
* Amber, India (also known as Amer, India), former city of Rajasthan state
** Am ...
-
Brugent fault system which lies to the south-east of Camprodon.
Notable people
* It is the birthplace of the musician
Isaac Albéniz
Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz y Pascual (; 29 May 1860 – 18 May 1909) was a Spanish virtuoso pianist, composer, and conductor. He is one of the foremost composers of the Post-Romantic era who also had a significant influence on his conte ...
, and has a museum dedicated to him.
* Ski mountaineer
Marc Solà Pastoret was born there.
References
External links
Official websiteGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Ripollès
Populated places in Ripollès
Populated places established in the 12th century
1118 establishments in Europe
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