Roda de Ter(Catalan pronunciation:[ˈrɔðəðəˈtɛɾ]) is a municipality in thecomarca of Osona,province ofBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain, nearVic,on theTer Riverabove the Sau Reservoir. Population: 5,435 (2004), area: 2.18 km2.Its church is dedicated to St. Peter. Main monuments: Pont Vell ( "Old Bridge" ) and the Capella del Sòl del Pont (Chapel of the floor of the Bridge). The Virgin Mary,La Mare de Déu del Sòl del Pontis the patron of the village.
Roda de Ter | |
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 St. Peter's church above the old bridge | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Roda de Ter Location in Catalonia  Roda de Ter Roda de Ter (Spain) | |
| Coordinates:41°59′2″N2°18′38″E/ 41.98389°N 2.31056°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Barcelona |
| Comarca |  Osona |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Roger Corominas Berloso (2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.2 km2(0.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 6,197 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2(7,300/sq mi) |
| Website | rodadeter |
On the site of an Iberian town a Roman villa was established. In its later fortified state it existed until 826, when was destroyed byAissó,in revolt against the Frankish countBernat of Septimania.Many years passed before it was repopulated and grew slowly. The fierce independence of themountain peopleof northern Catalonia manifested itself in banditry in which villagers were encouraged to participate, even by their silence, by a share in the takings. The bandit leaders might be peasants or local noblemen. On one occasion in 1646, the whole of the village of Roda de Ter was briefly incarcerated asfautors( "abettors" ) for their part in sheltering members of a local gang.[3]
The Catalan fighters against the French forces of the BourbonPhilip V of Spainare an easily overlooked local part of the EuropeanWar of the Spanish Succession,but Roda was a hotbed of partisans for the unsuccessful Habsburg claimant. One of them, Francesc Macià i Ambert (died 1713), who came from Roda de Ter, is memorialized in Barcelona by a street and a metro station that bear hisnom de guerreBac de Roda.
Before the municipality was simply called Roda; it took the name of Roda de Ter in late 20th century when the municipality was split into Roda de Ter (the town) andMasies de Roda(the rural zone). Roda de Ter lies on Catalan route C-153.
The foundry Fundiciones de Roda produced fine cast iron components for hydraulics.
The Catalan poetMiquel Martí i Polwas born in Roda de Ter, March 19, 1929. Children's authorMiquel Obiolsis also from Roda.
References
edit- ^"El municipi en xifres: Roda de Ter".Statistical Institute of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-23.
- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^"Bandits, Brigands and Highwaymen".www.barcelonaconnection.net.Archived fromthe originalon 10 February 2006.Retrieved14 January2022.
External links
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- Government data pages(in Catalan)