Castellar de n'Hug
Encyclopedia
Castellar de n'Hug is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Berguedà
in
Catalonia
. It is situated on the southern slopes of the pyrenean
range of the Creueta. The
Llobregat
river has its source on the territory of the municipality. The village is served by the B-403 road, which links
it with La Pobla de Lillet
and which continues over the Creueta to the comarques of the Ripollès
and the Cerdanya
.
The Asland del Clot del Moro cement
factory, now closed along with the railway line which linked it to
Guardiola de Berguedà
, is a notable example of modernista
industrial architecture. The
roman church of Sant Vincenç de Rus conserves some original mural paintings.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
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...
of the 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:...
in
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...
. It is situated on the southern slopes of the pyrenean
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
range of the Creueta. The
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...
river has its source on the territory of the municipality. The village is served by the B-403 road, which links
it with La Pobla de Lillet
La Pobla de Lillet
La Pobla de Lillet is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà inCatalonia. It is located in the upper valley of the Llobregat river and is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà by Road B-402....
and which continues over the Creueta to the comarques of the Ripollès
Ripollès
Ripollès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. , its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll....
and the Cerdanya
Cerdanya
Cerdanya is a natural comarca and historical region of the eastern Pyrenees divided between France and Spain. Historically it has been one of the counties of Catalonia....
.
The Asland del Clot del Moro cement
Cement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
factory, now closed along with the railway line which linked it to
Guardiola de Berguedà
Guardiola de Berguedà
Guardiola de Berguedà is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà inCatalonia. It is situated at the confluence of the Bastareny and Llobregat rivers in the north of the...
, is a notable example of modernista
Modernisme
Modernisme was a cultural movement associated with the search for Catalan national identity. It is often understood as an equivalent to a number of fin-de-siècle art movements, such as Art Nouveau, Jugendstil, Secessionism, and Liberty style, and was active from roughly 1888 to 1911 Modernisme ...
industrial architecture. The
roman church of Sant Vincenç de Rus conserves some original mural paintings.