Sant Jaume de Frontanyà
Encyclopedia
Sant Jaume de Frontanyà (ˈsaɲ ˈʒawmə ðə fɾuntəˈɲa) is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Berguedà
in Catalonia
, Spain
. It is situated in the Pyrenees
below the peak of Pedró de Tubau (1543 m). The village is the smallest municipality in Catalonia in terms of population
. The monumental Romanesque
church of Sant Jaume is a protected historic-artistic monument. The village is served by a local road to Borredà
.
On 12 December 2009 it was the second town in Catalonia to hold a Catalan independence referendum
, gaining 18 votes in favor the independence and 1 vote against (turnout 90.4%).
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 Berguedà
Berguedà
Berguedà is a comarca in the interior of Catalonia, Spain, lying partly in the Pyrenees and partly in Catalonia's Depressió Central.-Geography:...
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 Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
below the peak of Pedró de Tubau (1543 m). The village is the smallest municipality in Catalonia in terms of population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
. The monumental 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,...
church of Sant Jaume is a protected historic-artistic monument. The village is served by a local road to Borredà
Borredà
Borredà is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the upper valley of the Margençol river in the east of the comarca. There are several notable houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. The Romanesque church of Sant Sadurní de Rotgers, a protected...
.
History
The town was first documented in 905, at the consecration of the Church of Sant Jaume Vell.On 12 December 2009 it was the second town in Catalonia to hold a Catalan independence referendum
Catalonian independence referendums, 2009–2011
The Catalan independence referendums are a series of non-binding and unofficial referendums, "popular votes" , held in municipalities around Catalonia, in which voters indicate whether they support Catalan independence from Spain...
, gaining 18 votes in favor the independence and 1 vote against (turnout 90.4%).
Places of interest
- Monastery of Sant Jaume de Frontanyà. 11th century11th centuryAs a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century is the period from 1001 to 1100 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era....
- Hermitage of Sant Esteve de Tubau. Pre-RomanesquePre-Romanesque artPre-Romanesque art and architecture is the period in Western European art from either the emergence of the Merovingian kingdom in about 500 or from the Carolingian Renaissance in the late 8th century, to the beginning of the 11th century Romanesque period...
origin. - Shrine of Our Lady of Oms. 18th century18th centuryThe 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar.During the 18th century, the Enlightenment culminated in the French and American revolutions. Philosophy and science increased in prominence. Philosophers were dreaming about a better age without the Christian fundamentalism of...