Santa Maria de Besora(Catalan pronunciation:[ˈsantəməˈɾiəðəβəˈzɔɾə]) is amunicipalityin thecomarcaofOsona[1]inCatalonia,Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of thecomarca.It is linked toSant Quirze de Besoraand toVidràby a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-centuryRomanesque church:there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of theRipollès.
Santa Maria de Besora | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Santa Maria de Besora Location in Catalonia  Santa Maria de Besora Santa Maria de Besora (Spain) | |
| Coordinates:42°07′46″N2°15′32″E/ 42.12944°N 2.25889°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Osona |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Camil Adam Vilarrasa (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.7 km2(9.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 866 m (2,841 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 143 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2(15/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Besorenc, besorenca |
| Website | www |
Demography
edit| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467 | 449 | 364 | 259 | 200 | 183 |
References
edit- ^"Ajuntament de Santa Maria de Besora".Generalitat of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-13.
- ^"El municipi en xifres: Santa Maria de Besora".Statistical Institute of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-23.
- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989).Guia de Catalunya,Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya.ISBN84-87135-01-3(Spanish).ISBN84-87135-02-1(Catalan).
External links
edit- Official websiteArchived2007-10-01 at theWayback Machine(in Catalan)
- Government data pages(in Catalan)
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