Cercs

Cercs
Municipality

Pedret bridge

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Cercs

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°8′53″N 1°51′43″E / 42.14806°N 1.86194°E / 42.14806; 1.86194Coordinates: 42°8′53″N 1°51′43″E / 42.14806°N 1.86194°E / 42.14806; 1.86194
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Berguedà
Government
 • Mayor Jesus Calderer Palau (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area[2]
 • Total 47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation 650 m (2,130 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 1,246
 • Density 26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cercorí, cercorina
Website www.cercs.cat

Cercs is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river above the Baells reservoir. It is the site of an important power station which burns the lignite extracted at Fígols and Saldes. The town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga and the Cadí tunnel.

The Pre-Romanesque church of Sant Quirze de Pedret is the source of two painted conjunts, which are now displayed at the diocesan museum in Solsona and in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. The remains of the monastery of Sant Salvador de la Vedella are visible on a hill now in the middle of the Baells reservoir. The Cercs Mine Museum is located in the Sant Corneli colony, in the Cercs municipal area.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
965 1365 863 597 1827 1331

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Cercs". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Cercs". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.

External links

Fígols Vallcebre
Guardiola de Berguedà		 La Nou de Berguedà
Castellar del Riu Vilada
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Berga Olvan La Quar
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