La Baronia de Rialb
La Baronia de Rialb | |
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 Rialb Reservoir in La Baronia de Rialb | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  La Baronia de Rialb Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates:41°56′02″N1°11′49″E/ 41.934°N 1.197°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | La Noguera |
| Government | |
| •Mayor | Antoni Reig Torné (2015)[1](CiU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 145.1 km2(56.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation (AMSL) | 747 m (2,451 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 231 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2(4.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Rialpenc,rialpenca |
| Postal code | 25747 |
| Area code | +34 (Spain) 973 (Province) |
| Official language(s) | Catalan |
| Website | baroniarialb |
La Baronia de Rialb(Catalan pronunciation:[ləβəɾuˈni.əðəriˈalp]) is amunicipalityin thecomarca(county) of theNoguerainCatalonia,Spain. The territory is crossed by the river Rialb and the riverSegre.The capital city isGualter;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-threeRomanesquechurches, which is the largest number of such churches in Catalonia.
Demography
[edit]| 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
[edit]List of mayors of La Baronia de Rialb
[edit]| 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
[edit]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 dozenagritouristestablishments.
Main sights
[edit]Nature and sport
[edit]- 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-oldoakin El Puig de Rialb.
- GR 1– along-distance footpaththat crosses the north of La Baronia.
- Pallerols-Andorra Way– a route suitable forhikingthat starts in La Baronia and finishes inAndorra.
Architecture
[edit]- Santa Maria de Gualter– a formerBenedictinemonastery in Gualter.
- Santa Maria de Palau de Rialb– aRomanesquechurch built between the 11th and 13th centuries.
- Dolmen of Sols de Riu– amegalithic tomblocated near the Rialb reservoir, in La Torre de Rialb.
References
[edit]- ^"Ajuntament de la Baronia de Rialb".Generalitat of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-13.
- ^"El municipi en xifres: La Baronia de Rialb".Statistical Institute of Catalonia.Retrieved2015-11-23.
- ^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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