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Bages
Bages () is a comarca (county) in the center of Catalonia, Spain. It includes a ''subcomarca'', Lluçanès. Industries include the mining of potash at Súria and Sallent, and the manufacture of textiles along the rivers Llobregat and Cardener. Agriculture includes vineyards, cereals, and olive groves. To the north are Berguedà and (running clockwise) Osona, Moianès, and Vallès Occidental. To the south are Baix Llobregat, l'Anoia and el Solsonès. In May 2015, Bages lost five municipalities - Calders, L'Estany, Moià Moià () (Spanish: Moyá) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Moianès, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' b ..., Monistrol de Calders, Santa Maria d'Oló - to the new comarca of Moianès. Municipalities References External linksOfficial comarcal web site, in Catalan
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Sant Fruitós De Bages
Sant Fruitós de Bages () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Bages in 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 no ..., Spain. The monastery of Sant Benet de Bages is situated here. The historical centre of the town maintains its medieval character, with houses around the church forming what is called a "sagrera". References External links Government data pages {{DEFAULTSORT:Sant Fruitos de Bages Municipalities in Bages ...
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Castellnou De Bages
Castellnou de Bages is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of 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 no ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 1,241. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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Sant Mateu De Bages
Sant Mateu de Bages is a village in the comarca of Bages in province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 644. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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Artés
Artés is a Spanish town in the province of Barcelona, Bages comarca (county), in Catalonia. Location The town of Artés is located at the center of Catalonia, at the eastern edge of the plain zone of Bages -commonly known as Pla de Bages. The town is in the basin of the Gavarresa river and of its affluent, the stream of Malrubí. It is bordered on the North by the towns of Sallent and Avinyó, in the South by Calders and it shares a small border in the West with Navarcles, on the limit of the Llobregat river. The town is near the Artés Formation, a unique geological formation that owes its name to its proximity with the town. History The name of Artés is believed to derive from the Latin word '' Artium '', which means "fortified hill". This is based on the evidence of the existence of a 6th-century fortified church on the top of the hill of Artés, where the first settlers began to expand the village into the valley. Little evidence of the Prehistory of Artés ha ...
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Sant Joan De Vilatorrada
Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is about away from Barcelona. The town of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada is located at 3 km. from Manresa, the capital of the Bages comarca (county). The municipal limits are: in the North Sant Mateu de Bages and Callús, in the Northeast Santpedor; in the East Sant Fruitós de Bages, in the South-east Manresa and in the West Fonollosa. Notable people *The Missing Leech The Missing Leech (real name Maurici Ribera) is an anti folk musician from Sant Joan de Vilatorrada in Barcelona, Spain. He has performed hundreds on concerts worldwide with artists such as Daniel Johnston and The Wave Pictures The Wave Pi ..., (real name Maurici Ribera), anti folk musician References External linksOfficial site Government data pages Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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Manresa
Manresa () is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographical centre of Catalonia, Spain, and crossed by the river Cardener. It is an industrial area with textile, metallurgical, and glass industries. The houses of Manresa are arranged around the basilica of Santa Maria de la Seu. Saint Ignatius of Loyola stopped to pray in the town on his way back from Montserrat in 1522. He also read in solitude in a cave near the town for a year, which contributed to the formulation of his Spiritual Exercises. As such, the town is a place of pilgrimage for Catholics. It is believed the comarcal name "Bages" comes from a corruption of the Latin "Bacchus" due to the extensive production of wine in the area. The wine was produced from grapes grown mainly in terraced vineyards, and many of these old terraces can be seen today. Wine ceased to be the main product of the area as a consequence of phylloxera, but is still a very important part of the Manresa/Bages economy. Dur ...
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Sant Feliu Sasserra
Sant Feliu Sasserra is a municipality in the extreme north-east of the comarca of Bages, in Catalonia. It is also within the natural comarca of Lluçanès. The municipality's name has its origins in several features of the town. It is named ''Sant Feliu'' after a primitive church erected atop a rock named the ''roca d'en Feliu'', or "Felix's Rock". The main road through the municipality, which connected Prats de Lluçanès with Artés in Bages, followed the area's hilly natural contours along a ridge, hence ''Sasserra''. The municipality surrounds an exclave of Oristà. Although the municipality lies within the natural region of Lluçanès, it voted in 2015 not to join a proposed new comarca of that name, but the plan was put on hold due to insufficient support. Sites of interest * The ''Casa del Consell'', in the Gothic style, former seat of the ''sotsvegueria'' of Lluçanès Lluçanès () is a natural region transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pr ...
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Sallent
Sallent () is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, Province of Barcelona, in the Autonomous Community of Catalonia, Spain. The river Llobregat divides the municipality into two halves. Its main resources are mining and industry. It was the birthplace of Saint Anthony Mary Claret Anthony Mary Claret, CMF ( ca, Antoni Maria Claret i Clarà; es, link=no, Antonio María Claret y Clarà; December 23, 1807 – October 24, 1870) was a Catholic Church in Spain, Spanish Catholic archbishop and missionary, and was confessor of Is ... (1807–1870) Demography According to Spanish census data, this is the population of Sallent in recent years. References External linksLa Disputació de Barcelona - Municipal Directory: ''Sallent'' Government data pages Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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Aguilar De Segarra
Aguilar de Segarra is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, on the eastern edge of the comarca, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Aguilar de Segarra has several notable buildings: the Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ... of Castellar, the Castle of Aguilar, and the churches of Sant Andreu d'Aguilar, Sant Miquel de Castellar, Santa Magdalena de Còdol-Rodon, Santa Maria de les Coromines and Santa Maria del Grauet. Demography According to Spanish census data, this is the population of Aguilar de Segarra in recent years. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Bages Populated places in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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Callús
Callús is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 1,985. Demography According to Spanish census data, References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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Navarcles
Navarcles is a municipality in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of 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 no ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 6,003. Demography According to Spanish census data, this is the population of Navarcles in recent years. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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Navàs
Navàs is a town and municipality in the province of Barcelona in 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 no ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 6,117. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Bages {{Barcelona-geo-stub ...
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