Clariana de Cardener
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Clariana de Cardener is a municipality
Municipality
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 in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
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 of the 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...

 in Catalonia
Catalonia
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, Spain
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. It is situated on the 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...

 river below the reservoir
Reservoir
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 of Sant Ponç. The village is served by the C-1410 road between Cardona
Cardona
Cardona 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...

 and 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...

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Subdivisions

The municipality of Clariana de Cardener is formed of four villages. Population
Population
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s are given as of 2005:
  • Clariana de Cardener (42)
  • Hortoneda (26)
  • Sant Just i Joval (50)
  • Sant Ponç (31)

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