Alta Ribagorça
Encyclopedia
Alta Ribagorça is one of the comarques of Catalonia
, Spain
. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo (3030 meters above sea level) in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the National Aiguas Tortas and Lake of San Mauricio. It is connected with the Val d'Aran
valley thorough the Vielha tunnel
.
Municipalities of Alta Ribagorça:
The Catalan Romanesque
Churches of the Vall de Boí
are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.(Nov. 30, 2000). http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/988. In the North-East of the area there is the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
, which attracts an important number of visitors.
The local Ribagorçan
dialect is a variant of Catalan
, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese
.
Location:
Highest point: Comaloformo (3030 m) in the Bessiberri Range.
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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. Its capital is Pont de Suert. The highest peak is the Comaloformo (3030 meters above sea level) in the massif of Bessiberri. Northeast of the region is the western part of the National Aiguas Tortas and Lake of San Mauricio. It is connected with the Val d'Aran
Val d'Aran
The Val d'Aran is a valley in the Pyrenees mountains and a comarca in the northwestern part of the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, northern Spain. Most of the valley constitutes the only part of Spain, and of Catalonia, on the north face of the Pyrenees, hence the only part of Catalonia whose...
valley thorough the Vielha tunnel
Vielha Tunnel
The Vielha tunnel is a road tunnel in north-west Catalonia, connecting Vielha, the capital of the Val d'Aran valley, with the Alta Ribagorça comarca. It is part of the N-230 road and consists of 2 parallel tunnels...
.
Municipalities of Alta Ribagorça:
- El Pont de SuertEl Pont de SuertEl Pont de Suert is the capital of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, in the province of Lleida, in Catalonia, Spain, located at 838 metres above the sea, by the river Noguera Ribagorçana, a tributary to the Segre. Population 2,418 ....
- pop. 2,725 - Vall de BoíVall de BoíThe Vall de Boí is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, northern Spain. It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the edges of the Pyrenees...
- pop. 1,062 - VilallerVilallerVilaller is a municipality in the comarca of Alta Ribagorça in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 644 and an area of 59.23 km². The postal code is 25552....
- pop. 644
The Catalan Romanesque
Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of Medieval Europe characterised by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque architecture, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 10th century. It developed in the 12th century into the Gothic style,...
Churches of the Vall de Boí
Vall de Boí
The Vall de Boí is a narrow, steep-sided valley and a small municipality in the province of Lleida, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, northern Spain. It lies in the northeastern corner of the comarca of Alta Ribagorça, on the edges of the Pyrenees...
are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.(Nov. 30, 2000). http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/988. In the North-East of the area there is the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park is one of the fourteen Spanish National Parks, the second in the Pyrenees and the only one in Catalonia....
, which attracts an important number of visitors.
The local Ribagorçan
Ribagorçan
Ribagorçan is the name given to a number of Romance dialects spoken in the modern territories of the medieval County of Ribagorza, in northern Spain...
dialect is a variant of Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
, which has some transitional traits to Aragonese
Aragonese language
Aragonese is a Romance language now spoken in a number of local varieties by between 10,000 and 30,000 people over the valleys of the Aragón River, Sobrarbe and Ribagorza in Aragon, Spain...
.
Location:
- Farthest east point: 0° 58' 27,80" East longitude.
- Farthest west point: 0° 41' 30,24" East longitude.
- Farthest north point: 42° 37' 58,88" North latitude.
- Farthest south point: 42° 18' 0,07" North latitude.
Highest point: Comaloformo (3030 m) in the Bessiberri Range.