Cercs

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Cercs
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Location
General information
Province Barcelona
Comarca Berguedà
Demonym Cercorí, cercorina
Land Area 47.35 km²
Altitude 650 m AMSL
Population 1,331 (2007)
Density 28.10 hab./km²
Mayor Ferran Civil i Arnabat

Cercs is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river above the Baells reservoir. It is the site of an important power station which burns the lignite extracted at Fígols and Saldes. The town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga and the Cadí tunnel.

The preroman church of Sant Quirze de Pedret is the source of two painted conjunts, which are now displayed at the diocean museum in Solsona and in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. The remains of the monastery of Sant Salvador de la Vedella are visible on a hill emerging in the middle of the Baells reservoir.

[edit] Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
965 1365 863 597 1827 1331

[edit] References

  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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