Berga

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Berga

Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Berguedà
Population (2004)	15,753 hab.
Area	22.56 km²
Population density (2004)	698.27 /km²
Elevation	704 m
Demonym	Berguedà, berguedana
[[Berguedà]]

For other uses, see Berga (disambiguation).

Berga is the capital of the comarca (county) of Berguedà, in Catalonia. See also List of municipalities in Barcelona.

1 La Patum
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] La Patum

Berga is perhaps most famous for its traditional festival of "La Patum", a celebration which occurs every Corpus Christi (feast), lasting for five days.

[edit] 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. They rebelled twice against the Romans and were twice defeated; after their second uprising, much of the tribe was sold into slavery. Livy mentions their principal town,"Castrum Bergium" which was likely the precursor to the modern town of Berga^[1].

Berga was ruled by viscounts in the Early Middle Ages and it had its own counts from 988.

Berga was sold to king Peter II of Aragón in 1199.

[edit] References

^ Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana vol.III pg.466. Edicions 62. Barcelona, 1971

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edit	Municipalities of Berguedà
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