Castellciutat
Encyclopedia
Castellciutat is a village in the municipality of la Seu d'Urgell
(Alt Urgell
, Catalonia
). In the past it was called Ciutat (City in English
) but is now called either Ciutat or Castellciutat. It has a population of 451 inhabitants.
There is an old castle, Castell de Ciutat (Castle of the City), which gives its name to the village.
La Seu d'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes...
(Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell
Alt Urgell is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, a modern representation of part of the historic County of Urgell , seat of the Counts of Urgell and the historic region of Urgellet.- Municipalities :...
, Catalonia
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...
). In the past it was called Ciutat (City in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) but is now called either Ciutat or Castellciutat. It has a population of 451 inhabitants.
There is an old castle, Castell de Ciutat (Castle of the City), which gives its name to the village.