Sant Llorenç de Morunys
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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
. The town is served by the L-401 road between Coll de Nargó
and Berga
.
The medieval walls of the town and four of the gateways have been preserved. The eleventh century church of Sant Llorenç is a protected historico-artistic monument.
A Benedictine
monastery was built in the 11th century, continuing the romanesque architecture
.
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 below 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...
. The shrine of Lord is located in an exclave of the municipality between Guixers
Guixers
Guixers is a municipality in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain- References :* * *...
and Navès
Navès
Navès is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-Geography:The Thoré forms most of the commune's north-eastern border, then flows into the Agout, which forms part of its northern border.-References:*...
. The town is served by the L-401 road between Coll de Nargó
Coll de Nargó
Coll de Nargó is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell inCatalonia, a region of Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley by the Oliana reservoir. The municipality...
and Berga
Berga
Berga is the capital of the comarca of Berguedà, in Catalonia, Spain.- History :Berga derives its name from the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe that lived in the area before the Roman conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by Hannibal in 218 BC...
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The medieval walls of the town and four of the gateways have been preserved. The eleventh century church of Sant Llorenç is a protected historico-artistic monument.
A Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monastery was built in the 11th century, continuing the romanesque architecture
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,...
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Demography
External links
- Official website
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
- Website of the village English,Spanish,Catalan
- Current information each month of village English,Spanish,Catalan
- History/Old photos of the village English,Spanish,Catalan