Pardines, Girona

Pardines
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Coordinates: 42°18′49″N 2°12′55″E / 42.31361°N 2.21528°E / 42.31361; 2.21528Coordinates: 42°18′49″N 2°12′55″E / 42.31361°N 2.21528°E / 42.31361; 2.21528
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Ripollès
Government
• Mayor	Esteve Perpinyà i Perpinyà (ERC)
Area
• Total	31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
Elevation	1,226 m (4,022 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	168
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Website	http://www.ddgi.cat/pardines

Sant Esteve

Pardines (Catalan pronunciation: [pərˈðinəs]) is a municipality in the comarca of Ripollès, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

The highest point in the municipality is Puig Cerverís (2,202 m). The municipality is bordered on the north by Queralbs and Vilallonga de Ter, on the east and south by Ogassa, and on the west by Ribes de Freser and Queralbs.

History

The name Pardines has its origins in the name parietinas, which means "building ruins." It is first documented in 839, in the act of consecration of Sant Ot d'Urgell. It was a possession of the counts of Cerdanya, the nobility of Sales, the monastery of Sant Martí de Canigó, and the counts of Barcelona.

Demographic evolution

Sights

• Church of Santa Magdalena
• Church of Sant Esteve
• Chapel of Santa Magdalena
• Chapel of Sant Martí
• Chapel of the Roser

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).

This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.

External links

• Information from the Generalitat de Catalunya
• Information from the Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya

v t e Municipalities of Ripollès Campdevànol Campelles Camprodon Gombrèn Llanars Les Llosses Molló Ogassa Pardines Planoles Queralbs Ribes de Freser Ripoll Sant Joan de les Abadesses Sant Pau de Segúries Setcases Toses Vallfogona de Ripollès Vilallonga de Ter