Sant Feliu Sasserra
Encyclopedia
Sant Feliu Sasserra is a municipality
in the extreme north-east of the comarca
of Bages, in Catalonia
. It is also within the natural comarca of Lluçanès
.
The municipality's name has its origins in several features of the town. It is named Sant Feliu after a primitive church erected atop a rock named the roca d'en Feliu, or "Felix's Rock." The main road through the municipality, which connected Prats de Lluçanès
with Artés
in Bages, followed the area's hilly natural contours along a ridge, hence Sasserra.
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 extreme north-east of 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 Bages, 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...
. It is also within the natural comarca of Lluçanès
Lluçanès
Lluçanès is a natural comarca, transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. Although not an officially recognized comarca of Catalonia, it has a strong historical, natural and social personality.-Corresponding Municipalities:...
.
The municipality's name has its origins in several features of the town. It is named Sant Feliu after a primitive church erected atop a rock named the roca d'en Feliu, or "Felix's Rock." The main road through the municipality, which connected Prats de Lluçanès
Prats de Lluçanès
Prats de Lluçanès is a municipality in the comarca of Osona inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the west of the comarca, on a plain between the Lluçanès and Merlès rivers,and is served by the C-154 road between Vic and Gironella.- Demography :...
with Artés
Artés
Artés is a town in Bages comarca , in Catalonia.-Location:The town of Artés is located at the center of Catalonia, at the eastern edge of the plain zone of Bages -commonly known as Pla de Bages...
in Bages, followed the area's hilly natural contours along a ridge, hence Sasserra.
Sites of interest
- Casa del Consell, in the GothicGothic architectureGothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
style, former seat of the sotsvegueria of LluçanèsLluçanèsLluçanès is a natural comarca, transitioning between the Plain of Vic and Berguedà, in the pre-Pyrenees. Although not an officially recognized comarca of Catalonia, it has a strong historical, natural and social personality.-Corresponding Municipalities:...
. - Church of Sant Feliu, in the gothic style, with a RomanesqueRomanesque architectureRomanesque 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,...
vestibule.