| Setcases | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Ripollès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jaume Busquets i Bartolí |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.1 km2 (19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,230 m (4,035 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 165 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Setcasencs, setcasenques |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Setcases (literally meaning seven houses in Catalan, set=seven and cases=houses) is a municipality and town in the Spanish Pyrenean comarca (county) of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, near the French border. The source for the Ter River is in the mountains just above Setcases. The current mayor is Jaume Busquets i Bartolí.[1]
The name Setcases has been documented back to 965, from the record of a few donations made by Count Sunifred of Besalú in the nearby monastery of Sant Pere de Camprodon.[2]
The church contains a Baroque altarpiece dedicated to Saint Michael, which is the only such example of one in all of the Camprodon Valley. Unlike many other relics, it was saved from being burned during the Spanish Civil War.[2]
Today, Setcases has most of its economic base in year-round tourism, including hiking in the warmer months Ulldeter and skiing during the winter season with a lift at Vallter.
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