Gósol | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Coordinates: | 42.2333°N 41°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Community |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Lleida |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Berguedà |
Leader Party: | [ERC] |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | RAFAEL LÓPEZ GÓMEZ[1] |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 56.3 |
Elevation M: | 1502 |
Population As Of: | 237 |
Population Total: | 237(year 2023) |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Gosolà, gosolana |
Gósol is a village and municipality located in the northwest of the comarca of Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is within the confines of Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park in the Pyrenees, to the west of Pedraforca.
Gósol is the only municipality in Berguedà which is in the province of Lleida rather than that of Barcelona. It is also a party to the Judicial district of La Seu d'Urgell.
The present town is centered in the eponymous valley of Gósol, which is enclosed by the Serra del Cadí and Pedraforca, in the Pyrenees. The ruins of the former town and castle, dating from the 11th century, overlook the Gósol from an adjacent hill.
The municipal limits of Gósol includes, most notably, the village of Sorribes. Other settlements include Bonner, la Collada, Molí d'en Güell, Moripol, Castell de Termes, Font Terrers, and Torrent Senta.
Gósol has a cool subalpine climate. Compared to less mountainous areas of Catalonia it is rather wet. It receives over 900 mm (35.43 in.) of precipitation each year, concentrated in the spring months.
Gosol's emblematic cultural institution is the Picasso Museum, which owes its existence to the visit of Pablo Picasso to the village from the spring of 1906 to mid-August of that same year. The artist installed himself at the only inn then in existence, Cal Tampanada. While in Gósol, Picasso underwent a transformation of palette, sketching style, and rhythm of composition. Picasso found his subjects in local livestock and people of Gósol, as well as Fernande Olivier, his partner.