Cercs Explained

Cercs
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:42.1481°N 1.8619°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Berguedà
Leader Party:CiU
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jesus Calderer Palau (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:47.4
Elevation M:650
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Cercorí, cercorina

Cercs (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈseɾks/) 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

Pop 1900:965
Pop 1930:1365
Pop 1950:863
Pop 1970:597
Pop 1986:1827
Pop Latest:1331
Latest Year:2007

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Notes and References

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