La Pobla de Lillet (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈpob.blə ðə liˈʎɛt]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia. It is located in the upper valley of the Llobregat river and is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà by Road B-402.
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  La Pobla de Lillet Location in Catalonia  La Pobla de Lillet La Pobla de Lillet (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°14′38″N 1°58′30″E / 42.244°N 1.975°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Berguedà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vicenç Linares Clota (2015)[1] (CiU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,101 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Poblatà |
| Website | www |
The town is home to the Artigas Gardens, a park designed by Antoni Gaudí in the 1900s. Other sights include the 15th-century bridge, the Sanctuary of Falgars and remains of the late 13th-century fortress.
Transportation
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The Ferrocarril Turístic de l'Alt Llobregat is a 600 mm gauge tourist railway that runs from the narrow gauge railway museum at La Pobla de Lillet to the cement museum at Clot del Moro.[4]
History
edit- Castell de Lillet is a ruined castle. The remains are located on a large rock, near the torrent of Junyent to the left of the Arija.Built in the 9th century and re-enforced in the 14th century the castle remained active till the 15th century.[5][6]
On September 8, 1864 La Pobla de Lillet suffered a major flood that took away a mill and two houses and in which a four-year-old boy died.[7]
Festivals
edit- Easter Monday - Falgars Dance and Cinquagesma Festival
- 1st Sunday of October- Festa Major del Roser
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de la Pobla de Lillet". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: La Pobla de Lillet". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Ferrocarril Turístic de l'Alt Llobregat - Traçat" (in Catalan). trenscat.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ Castell de Lillet». Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic. Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya.
- ^ Santandreu i Solé, M. Dolors. «Castell de Lillet». A: El Berguedà. Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana, 1985, p. 355-357 (Catalunya Romànica, XII). ISBN 84-8519-469-1.
- ^ Sala i Bartés, Miquel «La riuada del 1864 a la Pobla de Lillet». L'Erol, revista comarcal del Berguedà, 8, març 1984, pàg. 42.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (in Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (in Catalan).
External links
edit- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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