L'Esquirol
L'Esquirol | |
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 L'Esquirol | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  L'Esquirol Location in the Province of Barcelona  L'Esquirol Location in Catalonia  L'Esquirol Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates:42°2′14″N2°22′10″E/ 42.03722°N 2.36944°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Osona |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Àlex Montanyà i Rifà (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.8 km2(23.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 693 m (2,274 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,141 |
| • Density | 35/km2(90/sq mi) |
| Website | lesquirol |
L'Esquirol(Catalanfor 'the squirrel',Catalan pronunciation:[ləskiˈɾɔl]) known asSanta Maria de Corcóuntil 4 June 2014, is amunicipalityin thecomarcaofOsonainCatalonia,Spain.
Etymology
[edit]The name l'Esquirol (literally "the squirrel" ) comes from a former local inn Hostal de l'Esquirol which was recorded in the 17th century, but is thought to be ultimately from the old Catalan "es querol", meaning "the little rock".[4][5]
"Esquirol" is used as a pejorative term forstrikebreakersin Catalan and Spanish,[6]equivalent to "scab"in English. Legend has it that this meaning originated in the 19th century, when striking workers of a textile factory in the town ofManlleuwere replaced by textile workers from the town of Esquirol. The Manlleu workers called the strikebreakers "esquirols" as an insult.[5]
History
[edit]The village dates to the 15th century when it formed along the path fromVictoOlot.The settlement started around an inn called theHostal de l'Esquirolon a homestead namedParai.The village was popularly known asL'Esquirol.The other name of the village,Santa Maria de Corcó,was added in 1743 when the Corcó parish relocated to Esquirol, and became the official name of the municipality inFrancoist Spain.On 4 June 2014 the name was officially changed back toL'Esquirol.[7]
Villages
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Ajuntament de l'Esquirol".Generalitat of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-13.
- ^ab"El municipi en xifres: L'Esquirol".Statistical Institute of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-23.
- ^Municipal Register of Spain 2018.National Statistics Institute.
- ^"Santa Maria de Corcó conserva el nom malgrat la victòria de l'Esquirol en una consulta perquè la participació no ha arribat al 50%".ccma.cat(in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, SA. 23 February 2014.Retrieved13 August2015.
- ^ab"Diccionari català-valencià-balear -" esquirol "".dcvb.iec.cat.Institut d'Estudis Catalans.Retrieved14 August2015.
- ^esquirolin theDiccionario de la Real Academia Española.
- ^"El ple municipal aprova canviar el nom de Santa Maria de Corcó per l'Esquirol".ccma.cat(in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, SA.Retrieved13 August2015.
- 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
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- Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
- Government data pages(in Catalan)
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