La Baronia de Rialb
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La Baronia de Rialb (Catalan pronunciation: [lə βəɾuˈni.ə ðə riˈalp]) is a municipality in the comarca (county) of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. The territory is crossed by the river Rialb and the river Segre. The capital city is Gualter; before it had been La Torre de Rialb.
The municipality is formed by the union of old and tiny hamlets and parishes, which in total accounts for twenty-three Romanesque churches, which is the largest number of such churches in Catalonia.
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Demography
1787 | 1857 | 1877 | 1887 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1960 | 1981 | 1998 | 2004 | 2009 |
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514 | 1,665 | 1,243 | 1,250 | 1,244 | 1,066 | 839 | 655 | 298 | 247 | 279 | 276 |
Government
List of mayors of La Baronia de Rialb
Period | Mayor | Party |
1979-1983 | Josep Serra i Bosch | UCD |
1983-1987 | Josep Serra i Bosch | CiU |
1987-1991 | Josep Serra i Bosch | CiU |
1991-1995 | Miquel Gabernet i Bernaus (1991–1992) Pere Prat i Torra (1992–1995) | CiU |
1995-1999 | Pere Prat i Torra | CiU |
1999-2003 | Pere Prat i Torra | CiU |
2003-2007 | Pere Prat i Torra | CiU |
2007-2011 | Pere Prat i Torra | CiU |
2011- | Pere Prat i Torra | CiU |
Economy
The agricultural sector is still what draws the most numbers of jobs in La Baronia. A country with blueprints[clarification needed] irrigated, highly arable lands, with a level of approximately 400 m to over 800 m altitude of usable land is suitable for a wide variety of crops. However, since a few years ago, the tourism sector is becoming the economic boost that the valley needed. In fact, there are currently available a two dozen agritourist establishments.
Main sights
Nature and sport
- Rialb reservoir – the biggest dam in Catalonia.
- Forat de Bulí – a unique ravine in the river Rialb. It is suitable for extreme sports like canyoning.
- Alzinera de Cal Penjat – a hundred-year-old oak in El Puig de Rialb.
- GR 1 – a long-distance footpath that crosses the north of La Baronia.
- Pallerols-Andorra Way – a route suitable for hiking that starts in La Baronia and finishes in Andorra.
Architecture
- Santa Maria de Gualter – a former Benedictine monastery in Gualter.
- Santa Maria de Palau de Rialb – a Romanesque church built between the 11th and 13th centuries.
- Dolmen of Sols de Riu – a megalithic tomb located near the Rialb reservoir, in La Torre de Rialb.
References
- ^ "Ajuntament de la Baronia de Rialb". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Baronia de Rialb". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
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- (in Catalan) Official website
- Information - Consorci del Montsec
- Information - Tourism Lleida
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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- Àger
- Albesa
- Algerri
- Alòs de Balaguer
- Artesa de Segre
- Les Avellanes i Santa Linya
- Balaguer
- La Baronia de Rialb
- Bellcaire d'Urgell
- Bellmunt d'Urgell
- Cabanabona
- Camarasa
- Castelló de Farfanya
- Cubells
- Foradada
- Ivars de Noguera
- Menàrguens
- Montgai
- Oliola
- Os de Balaguer
- Penelles
- Ponts
- Preixens
- La Sentiu de Sió
- Tiurana
- Torrelameu
- Térmens
- Vallfogona de Balaguer
- Vilanova de Meià
- Vilanova de l'Aguda
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