Montclar, Berguedà Explained

Montclar
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:42.0203°N 1.765°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Barcelona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Berguedà
Leader Party:M-AM
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Raquel Sala Prat (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:21.9
Elevation M:728
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Montclarenc, montclarenca

Montclar (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /muŋˈkla/) is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia. The municipality includes an exclave to the north-east.

History

The town first appears in written documentation in the year 1117. In 1240, King James I of Aragon granted the land to Pere de Breda, though by 1309, it was once again a possession of the crown.

Culture

The municipality's parochial church, in the Romanesque style, is dedicated to Sant Martí. It was constructed in the 12th century. It has a single nave with apse. It also has a later, hip-roofed bell tower, and conserves a baroque altar and other neoclassical elements in the interior. The church was completely renovated in 1970.

The municipality has several other extant churches, including the Church of the Santa Creu, and, notably, the Church of Sant Quintí. This barrel-vaulted structure had its 11th century reliquary removed to the Diocesan Museum of Solsona.

Montclar's town festival is celebrated in January, to coincide with the feast day of Saint Sebastian.

Economy

Agriculture is the chief employer of the municipality, and in particular dryland farming, particularly of cereals.

References

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

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