Bellpuig Explained

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.

People

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]

Events

The Festival of the Verge dels Dolors takes place every year and includes a religious procession. This celebration is more than 300 years old.

Sports

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.

Twin towns

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Bellpuig. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  2. Web site: Ajuntament de Bellpuig. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  3. King . Georgiana Goddard . July 1921 . The Cardona Tomb at Bellpuig . American Journal of Archaeology . 25 . 3 . 279–288 . 10.2307/497804 . 497804.