Saldes
Encyclopedia
Saldes is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Berguedà
in
Catalonia
, Spain
. It is situated at the foot of the Pedraforca
mountain (2497 m) in the north of the
comarca. Deposits of lignite
are extracted commercially. The village is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà
by a
local 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...
, Spain
Spain
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. It is situated at the foot of the Pedraforca
Pedraforca
The Pedraforca is a mountain of the Pyrenees, located in the Berguedà comarca.It is one of the most famous and emblematic mountains in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.-Description:...
mountain (2497 m) in the north of the
comarca. Deposits 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...
are extracted commercially. The village is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà
Guardiola de Berguedà
Guardiola de Berguedà is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà inCatalonia. It is situated at the confluence of the Bastareny and Llobregat rivers in the north of the...
by a
local road.