Guardiola de Berguedà
Encyclopedia
Guardiola de Berguedà is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Berguedà
in
Catalonia
. It is situated at the confluence of the Bastareny and Llobregat
rivers in the north of the
comarca. It is an important local commercial centre, and for this reason has been less affected by depopulation
than other municipalities in the Berguedà. The extraction of lignite
is also important to the local economy. The town is
served by the C-1411 road from Berga
to the Cadí tunnel, and is linked to La Pobla de Lillet
and
Castellar de n'Hug
by the B-402 road.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Berguedà
Berguedà
Berguedà is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and partly in Catalonia's Depressió Central.-Geography:...
in
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...
. It is situated at the confluence of the Bastareny and Llobregat
Llobregat
The Llobregat is the second longest river in Catalonia, Spain. It originates in Castellar de n'Hug at an altitude of 1,259 meters in the Serra del Cadí, and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, in the municipality of El Prat de Llobregat, near Barcelona...
rivers in the north of the
comarca. It is an important local commercial centre, and for this reason has been less affected by depopulation
than other municipalities in the Berguedà. The extraction of lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
is also important to the local economy. The town is
served by the C-1411 road from Berga
Berga
Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in Catalonia, Spain.- 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...
to the Cadí tunnel, and is linked to La Pobla de Lillet
La Pobla de Lillet
La Pobla de Lillet is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà inCatalonia. It is located in the upper valley of the Llobregat river and is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà by Road B-402....
and
Castellar de n'Hug
Castellar de n'Hug
Castellar de n'Hug is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà inCatalonia. It is situated on the southern slopes of the pyrenean range of the Creueta. TheLlobregat river has its source on the territory of the municipality...
by the B-402 road.