Tor, Pallars
Encyclopedia
Tor is a village within Alins
municipal term, Pallars Sobirà
, Catalonia
, Europe
. Its municipal term borders with Andorra
close to the spot in La Massana
parish term where the Vallnord
ski resort complex, formed by Pal
and Arinsal
, is located.
This small village had only 25 inhabitants in 2005. It is located in the Pyrenees
, close to the Port de Cabús mountain pass
at an altitude of 2.301 m.
Tor was formerly a place where much tobacco
product cross-border smuggling
took place. Recently, during the Spanish real estate bubble Tor has also become notorious owing to a local conflict regarding the ownership of a particular mountain within its municipal term, close to the Andorra border. This conflict triggered greed among local families and became the cause of three assassinations, following which the book Tor: tretze cases i tres morts (Tor: thirteen houses and three dead), by Carles Porta, was published.
Alins
Alins is a municipality in the comarca of the Pallars Sobirà in Catalonia, Spain. It adjoins France and Andorra. It covers the valleys of the Noguera de Vallferrara and Tor rivers in the north of the comarca. The Pica d'Estats is part of the Montcalm Massif on the frontier between this...
municipal term, Pallars Sobirà
Pallars Sobirà
El Pallars Sobirà is a comarca in the mountainous northwest of Catalonia, Spain. The name means "Upper Pallars", distinguishing it from the more populous Pallars Jussà to its southwest...
, 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...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Its municipal term borders with Andorra
Andorra
Andorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
close to the spot in La Massana
La Massana
La Massana is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. . La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana derives from the Latin name mattianam for a variety of apple.The parish is extremely mountainous and...
parish term where the Vallnord
Vallnord
Vallnord is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal and the Ordino-Arcalis sector some kilometres away.All the separate sectors within Vallnord contain...
ski resort complex, formed by Pal
Pal, Andorra
Pal is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of La Massana 4 km west of the town of La Massana, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.A legend says that Pal was discovered by a man of Riberaygua Familly....
and Arinsal
Arinsal
Arinsal is a village in Andorra, set at an altitude of between 1550 and 2560 metres, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars. In the summer Arinsal is home to walkers and bikers, as well as those who just want to relax in the mountain scenery...
, is located.
This small village had only 25 inhabitants in 2005. It is located in the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, close to the Port de Cabús mountain pass
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
at an altitude of 2.301 m.
Tor was formerly a place where much tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
product cross-border smuggling
Smuggling
Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.There are various motivations to smuggle...
took place. Recently, during the Spanish real estate bubble Tor has also become notorious owing to a local conflict regarding the ownership of a particular mountain within its municipal term, close to the Andorra border. This conflict triggered greed among local families and became the cause of three assassinations, following which the book Tor: tretze cases i tres morts (Tor: thirteen houses and three dead), by Carles Porta, was published.