Cercs
Encyclopedia
Cercs is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Berguedà
in
Catalonia
. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat
river above the Baells reservoir
.
It is the site of an important power station
which burns the lignite
extracted at Fígols
and Saldes
. The
town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga
and the Cadí tunnel.
The preroman church of Sant Quirze de Pedret is the source of two painted conjunts, which
are now displayed at the diocean museum in Solsona
and in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
in Barcelona
.
The remains of the monastery
of Sant Salvador de la Vedella are visible on a hill emerging in the middle of the Baells
reservoir.
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 right bank of 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 above the Baells reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
.
It is the site of an important power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
which burns the lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
extracted at Fígols
Fígols
Fígols is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north of Cercs, in the mountains above the Llobregat valley.Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially.-Demography:-References:...
and Saldes
Saldes
Saldes is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated at the foot of the Pedraforca mountain in the north of thecomarca. Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially...
. The
town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga
Berga
Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in Catalonia, Spain.- History :Berga derives its name from the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe that lived in the area before the Roman conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by Hannibal in 218 BC...
and the Cadí tunnel.
The preroman church of Sant Quirze de Pedret is the source of two painted conjunts, which
are now displayed at the diocean museum in Solsona
Solsona, Lleida
Solsona is a municipality and capital of the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the centre of the comarca in the Central Catalan Depression. It is served by the C-55 road to Manresa, and is linked to Berga and Bassella by the C-26.The old town is known as the Clos antic...
and in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya , abbreviated as MNAC, is a museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is housed in the Palau Nacional, built for the 1929 World's Fair...
in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
The remains of the monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
of Sant Salvador de la Vedella are visible on a hill emerging in the middle of the Baells
reservoir.