Molló
Encyclopedia
Molló is a town and municipality in the comarca
of Ripollès
in Catalonia
, Spain
, located in the Pyrenees
, by the French border. Molló borders to the north with Prats de Molló (in Vallespir
, France
, connected by
the Coll d'Ares
pass of the Pyrenees
), to the east and south with Camprodon
, and to the west with Llanars
and Setcases
.
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 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....
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...
, Spain
Spain
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, located in the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, by the French border. Molló borders to the north with Prats de Molló (in Vallespir
Vallespir
Vallespir is a historical Catalan comarca of Northern Catalonia, part of the French Département of Pyrénées-Orientales. The capital of the comarca is Ceret, and it borders Conflent, Rosselló, Alt Empordà, Garrotxa and Ripollès...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, connected by
the Coll d'Ares
Col d'Ares
Col d'Ares is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the border between France and Spain.It connects Prats-de-Mollo in France with Molló in Catalonia, Spain.-See also:* List of highest paved roads in Europe* List of mountain passes...
pass of the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
), to the east and south with Camprodon
Camprodon
Camprodon is a small city in the comarca of Ripollès in Catalonia, Spain, located in the Pyrenees, near the French border.-History:The settlement of Camprodon was in 1118, when Ramon Berenguer III allowed the building of a market near the monastery of Sant Pere de Camprodon, which is located the...
, and to the west with Llanars
Llanars
Llanars is a municipality in the Pyrenean comarca of Ripollès in Catalonia, Spain. The parish church is the Romance church Sant Esteve de Llanars.The village name is documented from the 1068, with the Llenars form.-External links:*...
and Setcases
Setcases
Setcases is a municipality and town in the Spanish Pyrenean comarca of Ripollès in Catalonia, Spain, near the French border. The source for the Ter River is in the mountains just above Setcases...
.