Bellpuig | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Catalonia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Lleida |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Urgell |
Coordinates: | 41.6267°N 1.0133°W |
Elevation M: | 308 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 35.0 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 25250 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Jordi Estiarte Berenguer (2019) (ERC)[2] |
Bellpuig (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˌbeʎˈputʃ/) is a town in the comarca (county) of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain.
Nowadays Bellpuig is the third-most-important town in the area of Urgell. The town, located between the three little hills appearing on the flag, is served by Bellpuig railway station.
Bellpuig in 1487 was the birthplace of Ramón de Cardona, Baron of Bellpuig, Count of Alvito and Duke of Somma (in Catalan, Ramon Folc III de Cardona-Anglesola). He was a Catalan general of the Holy League troops and viceroy of Naples from 1509 to 1522. His funeral monument is in Bellpuig, where his body was transported nine years after his death on 10 March 1522. The monument was designed and built by Giovanni da Nola and Genoese master sculptors, it is one of the most important examples of Renaissance art in Spain.[3]
The Festival of the Verge dels Dolors takes place every year and includes a religious procession. This celebration is more than 300 years old.
The village has one of the most important Motocross facilities in the south of Europe. The Circuit de Motocros Montperler held many national and international competitions in the past.