Bages
Encyclopedia
Bages is a comarca (county)
in the center of Catalonia
, Spain
. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès
.
Industries include the mining
of potash
at Súria
and Sallent
, and the manufacture of textile
s along the rivers Llobregat
and Cardener
. Agriculture includes vineyard
s, cereal
s, and olive
groves.
To the north are Berguedà
and (running clockwise) Osona
, Vallès Oriental
and Vallès Occidental
. To the south are Baix Llobregat
, l'Anoia
and el Solsonès
.
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
in the center of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. It includes two subcomarques, el Moianès and el Lluçanès
Lluçanès
Lluçanès is a natural comarca, transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. Although not an officially recognized comarca of Catalonia, it has a strong historical, natural and social personality.-Corresponding Municipalities:...
.
Industries include the mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
of potash
Potash
Potash is the common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form. In some rare cases, potash can be formed with traces of organic materials such as plant remains, and this was the major historical source for it before the industrial era...
at Súria
Súria
Súria is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Cardener river between Manresa and Cardona....
and Sallent
Sallent de Llobregat
Sallent de Llobregat , or simply 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...
, and the manufacture of textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
s along the rivers Llobregat
Llobregat
The Llobregat is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain. It originates in Castellar de n'Hug at an altitude of 1,259 meters in the Serra del Cadí, and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona...
and Cardener
Cardener
The Cardener is a river in Catalonia, Spain. Its source is at Les Fonts del Cardener in themunicipality of La Coma i la Pedra at an elevation of 1050 m. It drains a basin of1500 km²...
. Agriculture includes vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s, cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
s, and olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
groves.
To the north are Berguedà
Berguedà
Berguedà is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and partly in Catalonia's Depressió Central.-Geography:...
and (running clockwise) Osona
Osona
County of Osona was one of the Catalan counties of the Marca Hispanica in the Early and High Middle Ages. It was based around the capital city of Vic and the corresponding diocese, whose territory was roughly the current comarca of Osona....
, Vallès Oriental
Vallès Oriental
Vallès Oriental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Granollers. Along with Vallès Occidental it forms the grand comarca of Vallès.- Municipalities :*Aiguafreda - pop. 2,308*L'Ametlla del Vallès - pop. 7,319...
and Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental
Vallès Occidental is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is unique among the comarques in that the two cities Sabadell and Terrassa share the role of comarcal capital...
. To the south are Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
, l'Anoia
Anoia
Anoia is a comarca in central Catalonia, Spain, with its capital at Igualada.The comarca of l'Anoia is irrigated by the Anoia River; the leading industry is the making of paper....
and el Solsonès
Solsonès
Solsonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* Castellar de la Ribera - pop. 153* Clariana de Cardener - pop. 151...
.
Municipalities
- Aguilar de SegarraAguilar de SegarraAguilar de Segarra is a municipality in the comarca of Bages, on the eastern edge of the comarca, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 224 - ArtésArtésArtés is a town in Bages comarca , 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...
- pop. 4696 - AvinyóAvinyóAvinyó is a Catalonian municipality in Spain. It is located in the province of Barcelona and in the comarca of Bages. Its current mayor is Eudald Vilaseca Font and its population in 2002 was estimated at 2,000 residents....
- pop. 2049 - BalsarenyBalsarenyBalsareny is a municipality in the comarca of Bages in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 3256 - CaldersCaldersCalders is a municipality in the comarca of the Bagesin Catalonia, Spain.-External links:* * *...
- pop. 781 - Callús - pop. 1417
- CardonaCardonaCardona is a town ìn Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona; about 90 km northwest of the city of Barcelona, on a hill almost surrounded by the river Cardoner, a branch of the Llobregat.Near the town is an extensive deposit of rock salt...
- pop. 5312 - Castellbell i el VilarCastellbell i el VilarCastellbell i el Vilar is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated at the point where the Llobregat river crosses the Prelittoral Range.The railway station serves both the FGC line R5 between Barcelona and...
- pop. 3080 - Castellfollit del BoixCastellfollit del BoixCastellfollit del Boix is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 389 - CastellgalíCastellgalíCastellgalí is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Llobregat river and the Cardener river.The railway station serves both the FGC line R5 between Barcelona and...
- pop. 1066 - Castellnou de BagesCastellnou de BagesCastellnou de Bages is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 670 - L'EstanyL'EstanyL'Estany is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 408 - FonollosaFonollosaFonollosa is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 1097 - GaiàGaiàGaià is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 155 - ManresaManresaManresa is the capital of the Comarca of Bages, located in the geographic 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 María de la Seo....
- pop. 67269 - MarganellMarganellMarganell is a municipality in the comarca of the Bagesin Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the northern slopes of Montserrat, and is alsoknown as Santa Cecília de Montserrat in reference to the Benedictine monastery...
- pop. 245 - MoiàMoiàMoià is a municipality of the shire of Bages....
- pop. 5600 - Monistrol de CaldersMonistrol de CaldersMonistrol de Calders is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 623 - Monistrol de MontserratMonistrol de MontserratMonistrol de Montserrat is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages inCatalonia, Spain. The municipality includes the southern two-thirds of the massif of Montserratand the famous Benedictine monastery of the same name...
- pop. 2559 - MuraMura, BarcelonaMura, Barcelona is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 225 - NavarclesNavarclesNavarcles is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 5442 - NavàsNavàsNavàs is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 5629 - El Pont de Vilomara i RocafortEl Pont de Vilomara i RocafortEl Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 2838 - RajadellRajadellRajadell is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 405 - SallentSallent de LlobregatSallent de Llobregat , or simply 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...
- pop. 7101 - Sant Feliu SasserraSant Feliu SasserraSant 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...
- pop. 649 - Sant Fruitós de BagesSant Fruitós de BagesSant Fruitós de Bages is a municipality in the comarca of Bages inCatalonia, Spain. The monastery of Sant Benet de Bages is situated here....
- pop. 6342 - Sant Joan de VilatorradaSant Joan de VilatorradaSant Joan de Vilatorrada is a municipality in the comarca of the Bagesin Catalonia, Spain. It's about 50 km away from Barcelona.The town of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada feels placed at 3 km. from Manresa, the capital of the Bages comarca...
- pop. 9688 - Sant Mateu de BagesSant Mateu de BagesSant Mateu de Bages is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 679 - Sant Salvador de GuardiolaSant Salvador de GuardiolaSant Salvador de Guardiola is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 2390 - Sant Vicenç de CastelletSant Vicenç de CastelletSant Vincenç de Castellet is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated near the confluence of the Llobregat river and the Cardener river.The railway station serves both the FGC line R5 between Barcelona and...
- pop. 7334 - Santa Maria d'OlóSanta Maria d'OlóSanta Maria d'Oló is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
- pop. 1018 - SantpedorSantpedorSantpedor is a municipality and town in the comarca of Bages, central Catalonia, Spain. It is located north to Manresa, in the flattest sector of Bages. Sights includes the Romanesque-Gothic church of St. Peter, and the Hermitage of St. Francis. It's also known as the birthplace of former FC...
- pop. 5610 - SúriaSúriaSúria is a municipality in the comarca of the Bages in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Cardener river between Manresa and Cardona....
- pop. 6154 - TalamancaTalamanca (Bages)Talamanca is a village in the province of Barcelona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-References:...
- pop. 114