La Pobla de Lillet
Encyclopedia
La Pobla de Lillet is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Berguedà
in
Catalonia
. It is located in the upper valley of the Llobregat
river and is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà
by Road B-402.
The town is home to the Artigas Gardens
, a park designed by Antoni Gaudí
in the 1900s. Other sights include the 15th century bridge, the Sanctuary of Falgars and remains of the late 13th century fortress.
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 located in the upper valley 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 and is linked 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...
by Road B-402.
The town is home to the Artigas Gardens
Artigas Gardens
The Artigas Gardens are a park in Lillet, province of Barcelona, Spain. Built between 1905 and 1906, and were designed by the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí.- History and description :...
, a park designed by Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Spanish Catalan architect and figurehead of Catalan Modernism. Gaudí's works reflect his highly individual and distinctive style and are largely concentrated in the Catalan capital of Barcelona, notably his magnum opus, the Sagrada Família.Much of Gaudí's work was...
in the 1900s. Other sights include the 15th century bridge, the Sanctuary of Falgars and remains of the late 13th century fortress.