Castellar del Riu
Appearance
Castellar del Riu | |
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![]() Pi de les tres branques, considered a symbol of the united Catalan Countries | |
![]() Location in Berguedà | |
Coordinates: 42°07′59″N 1°42′36″E / 42.13306°N 1.71000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | ![]() |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Berguedà |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adrià Solé Giralt (2015)[1] (CiU) |
Area | |
• Total | 32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,234 m (4,049 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 165 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Demonym | Castellanenc |
Website | castellardelriu |
Castellar del Riu is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia, northern Spain. The municipal government is located at Llinars, which is not a village but just a few municipal buildings including a small sports centre.[citation needed]
Economy
The municipality's economy is principally centered on agriculture, and in particular dryland farming and animal husbandry. There is also small-scale tourism in the municipality, to the Pi de les Tres Branques (a monumental tree which is a popular venue for Catalan nationalist gatherings), and especially the ski station of Rasos de Peguera.
References
- ^ "Ajuntament de Castellar del Riu". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Castellar del Riu". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)