La Coma i la Pedra
Encyclopedia
La Coma i la Pedra is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Solsonès
in Catalonia
, Spain
. It is situated in the Lord valley in the north of the comarca. The Cardener
river has its source in the territory of the municipality. The local economy is traditionally based around livestock raising, although there is also a ski resort
in the pyrenean
massif of Port del Comte
and a power station
at Gafa. Local roads link the municipality with Sant Llorenç de Morunys
and Josa i Tuixén
.
s are given as of 2005:
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Solsonès
Solsonès
Solsonès is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain. It is part of historic county of Urgell. Over 60% of its people live in the capital, Solsona.- Municipalities :Populations are for 2001.* Castellar de la Ribera - pop. 153* Clariana de Cardener - pop. 151...
in 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...
, Spain
Spain
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. It is situated in the Lord valley in the north of the comarca. The Cardener
Cardener
The Cardener is a river in Catalonia, Spain. Its source is at Les Fonts del Cardener in themunicipality of La Coma i la Pedra at an elevation of 1050 m. It drains a basin of1500 km²...
river has its source in the territory of the municipality. The local economy is traditionally based around livestock raising, although there is also a ski resort
Ski resort
A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...
in the pyrenean
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
massif of Port del Comte
Port del Comte
Port del Comte is a ski resort in located in the Port del Comte mountain range, in the pre-Pyrenees, at the north of the Serra de Querol, in Catalonia, Spain...
and a power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
at Gafa. Local roads link the municipality with Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Sant Llorenç de Morunys is a municipality in the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Lord valley in the north of the comarca below the pyrenean massif of Port del Comte. The shrine of Lord is located in an exclave of the municipality between Guixers and Navès...
and Josa i Tuixén
Josa i Tuixén
Josa i Tuixén is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the southern side of the pyrenean range of Serra del Cadí in the east of the comarca. The ajuntament is located in Tuixén. Local roads link the municipality with La Seu d'Urgell and with Sant...
.
Subdivisions
The municipality of La Coma i la Pedra is formed by three villages. PopulationPopulation
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s are given as of 2005:
- La Coma (137)
- La Pedra (64), at the foot of the Pratformiu range
- El Port del Comte (69)