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(Redirected from Montclar, Berguedà) Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Montclar
Municipality
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Coordinates: 42°01′13″N 1°45′54″E / 42.02028°N 1.76500°E / 42.02028; 1.76500
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBerguedà
Government
 • MayorRaquel Sala Prat (2015) (M-AM)
Area
 • Total21.9 km (8.5 sq mi)
Elevation728 m (2,388 ft)
Population
 • Total129
 • Density5.9/km (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Montclarenc, montclarenca
Websitewww.montclar.cat

Montclar (Catalan pronunciation: [muŋˈkla]) is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia. The municipality includes an exclave to the north-east.

History

The town first appears in written documentation in the year 1117. In 1240, King James I of Aragon granted the land to Pere de Breda, though by 1309, it was once again a possession of the crown.

Culture

The municipality's parochial church, in the Romanesque style, is dedicated to Sant Martí. It was constructed in the 12th century. It has a single nave with apse. It also has a later, hip-roofed bell tower, and conserves a baroque altar and other neoclassical elements in the interior. The church was completely renovated in 1970.

The municipality has several other extant churches, including the Church of the Santa Creu, and, notably, the Church of Sant Quintí. This barrel-vaulted structure had its 11th century reliquary removed to the Diocesan Museum of Solsona.

Montclar's town festival is celebrated in January, to coincide with the feast day of Saint Sebastian.

Economy

Agriculture is the chief employer of the municipality, and in particular dryland farming, particularly of cereals.

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Montclar". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Montclar". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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