Tregurà de Dalt
District of Tregurà de Baix
Catalonia - Spain

Ter (river)

The Ter is a river in Catalonia (northeastern of the Iberian Peninsula) that rises in Ulldeter at an approximate altitude of 2400 meters, at the foot of a glacial cirque delimited by the nearby peaks of el Bastiments, el Gra de Fajol, or el Pic de la Dona. It runs through the comarques of Ripollès, Osona, Selva, Gironès, and Baix Empordà, discharging into the Mediterranean Sea at l'Estartit.

Located at 42.4278, 2.25667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Rivers of Catalonia

Ripollès

Ripollès is a comarca (county) in Catalonia, Spain. It is located in the Ribes and Camprodon river valleys. As of 2001, its population is 25,744, about 40% of whom live in the capital, Ripoll. Ripollès borders the comarques of Baixa Cerdanya, Berguedà, Osona, Garrotxa, and – across the border in France – Vallespir, Conflent, and Alta Cerdanya.

Located at 42.2711, 2.25528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Ripollès

Vall de Núria Rack Railway

The Vall de Núria Rack Railway is a mountain railway line in the Pyrenees mountains in the north of the Catalonia region of Spain. The line connects Ribes de Freser with Queralbs and Vall de Núria in Ripollès, Girona. As Queralbs is the highest point in the valley reachable by road, the rack railway is – besides the old footpath / mule track – the only way to reach the shrine and ski resort at Núria. The line opened on March 22, 1931, and has been electrically operated from the start.

Located at 42.4, 2.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Mountain railways, Metre gauge railways in Spain, Rack railways in Catalonia, Pyrenees

Ligne de Cerdagne

The Ligne de Cerdagne, often called the Yellow Train, is a metre gauge railway that runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent through to Mont-Louis in France. It was started in 1903 and the section to Mont-Louis was completed in 1910, followed by an extension to Latour-de-Carol in 1927. It is 63 kilometres long and climbs to 1,593 metres at Bolquère-Eyne, the highest railway station in France. There are 19 tunnels and two bridges, one of which is, unusual for a railway bridge, a suspension bridge.

Located at 42.5039, 2.12778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Electric railways in France, Metre gauge railways in France, Mountain railways, Transport in Languedoc-Roussillon, Visitor attractions in Languedoc-Roussillon, Visitor attractions in Pyrénées-Orientales

Battle of Clavijo

The Battle of Clavijo was a legendary sham battle that didn´t take place, reportedly fought near Clavijo between the Christians led by Ramiro I of Asturias, who didn´t actually rule on that period, and the Muslims led by the Emir of Córdoba. Saint James the Great, known to Spaniards as Santiago Matamoros (the Moor-slayer) out of this story, was for centuries claimed to have aided a vastly outnumbered Christian army.

Located at 42.35, 2.41667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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844, Spanish legends, Battles involving the Emirate of Córdoba, 840s conflicts, 9th century in Spain

Santa Maria de Ripoll

The Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll is a Benedictine monastery, built in the Romanesque style, located in the town of Ripoll in Catalonia, Spain. Although much of the present church in 19th century rebuilding, the sculptured portico is a renowned work of Romanesque art.

Located at 42.2015, 2.19075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Benedictine monasteries in Catalonia, 879 establishments, Christian monasteries established in the 9th century, Romanesque architecture in Catalonia

Vall de Núria

La Vall de Núria ("The Valley of Núria") is a south-opening valley coming down from the crest of the Pyrenees within the municipality of Queralbs, province of Girona, community of Catalonia, Spain. The floor of the valley lies about 2000 metres above sea level, and is accessible from the south via a rack railway or by foot, and from France to the north by footpaths. There are no roads to access the valley.

Located at 42.4, 2.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Valleys of Spain, Province of Girona

1428 Catalonia earthquake

The Catalan earthquake of 2 February 1428, known in Catalan as the terratrèmol de la candelera because it took place during the Candlemas, struck the region of Catalonia, especially Roussillon, with an epicentre near Camprodon. The quake was one of a series of related seismic events that shook Catalonia in a single year. Beginning on 23 February 1427, tremors were felt in March, April, 15 May at Olot, June, and December.

Located at 42.37, 2.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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1428 in Europe, Earthquakes in Europe, Earthquakes in Spain, 15th-century earthquakes, Medieval Catalan and Occitan history, Geography of Catalonia, 1428 disasters

Puig de Pastuira

Puig de Pastuira is a mountain of Catalonia, Spain. It can be found to the north-west of the village of Setcases in the eastern Pyrenees. Its exact location and summit is identified differently by different maps and sources. Some sources state that it is an alternative name for the mountain Les Borregues. This summit reaches an altitude of 2692m, and is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:42.39462|N|2.2519|E|region:ES_type:mountain|||| | |name= }}.

Located at 42.3946, 2.2519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Mountains of Catalonia, Mountains of the Pyrenees

Costabona

Costabona (in Spanish and Catalan, Costabonne in French) is a mountain of Catalonia, on the border between Spain and France. Located in the Pyrenees, it has an altitude of 2464 metres above sea level.

Located at 42.4169, 2.3439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Mountains of Catalonia, Mountains of the Pyrenees

Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses

The Monastery of Sant Joan de les Abadesses is a monastery in the comarca of Ripollès, Catalonia, northern Spain. Until the year 945 it was the only female monastery in the area.

Located at 42.2342, 2.28611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Monasteries in Catalonia, 885 establishments, 12th-century architecture

Molló

Molló is a town and municipality in the comarca of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, located in the Pyrenees, by the French border. Molló borders to the north with Prats de Molló (in Vallespir, France, connected by the Coll d'Ares pass of the Pyrenees), to the east and south with Camprodon, and to the west with Llanars and Setcases.

Located at 42.35, 2.4 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Ripollès, Municipalities in the Province of Girona, France–Spain border crossings, Populated places in the Province of Girona

Campdevànol

Campdevànol is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 32.62 square kilometres and as of 2011 had a population of 3477 people.

Located at 42.2167, 2.16667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Populated places in the Province of Girona

Campelles

Campelles is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 18.6 square kilometres and as of 2011 had a population of 136 people.

Located at 42.2969, 2.14111 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in the Province of Girona

Ogassa

Ogassa is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 45.2 square kilometres and as of 2011 had a population of 251 people.

Located at 42.2667, 2.23333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Populated places in the Province of Girona

Sant Pau de Segúries

Sant Pau de Segúries is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Located at 42.2636, 2.36667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in the Province of Girona

Vallfogona de Ripollès

Vallfogona de Ripollès is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Located at 42.1986, 2.30361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Populated places in the Province of Girona

Vilallonga de Ter

Vilallonga de Ter is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Located at 42.3333, 2.31667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Populated places in the Province of Girona