Betlan Explained

Betlan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:42.7281°N 0.7867°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Lleida
Subdivision Type3:Special division
Subdivision Name3:Val d'Aran
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vielha e Mijaran
Elevation M:1,047
Population Total:31
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:25537
Blank Name:Climate

Betlan (in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /belˈlan/) is a village located in the municipality of Vielha e Mijaran (Val d'Aran) included in the Inventory of the Architectural Heritage of Catalonia.

Description

The town of Betlan, head of the old homonymous municipality of the central sector of the Val d'Aran, is 1047 meters high, in a landing on the right side of the Garonne, surrounded by fields and meadows. It is one of the smallest nuclei in the Valley, with only 12 h in 1981. The few houses are located around a large square enclosed in the west by the parochial church of San Pedro, one of the oldest religious buildings of the valley, probably from the 11th century, very disfigured by additions and later reforms, preserves the Romanesque apse.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Betlan . Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic . 11 December 2016 . Direcció General del Patrimoni Cultural de la Generalitat de Catalunya.