Sant Quirze de Besora




Municipality in Catalonia, Spain























































Sant Quirze de Besora
Municipality

Parish church
Parish church





Flag of Sant Quirze de Besora
Flag

Coat of arms of Sant Quirze de Besora
Coat of arms



Sant Quirze de Besora is located in Province of Barcelona

Sant Quirze de Besora

Sant Quirze de Besora



Location in Catalonia

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Sant Quirze de Besora is located in Spain

Sant Quirze de Besora

Sant Quirze de Besora



Sant Quirze de Besora (Spain)

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Coordinates: 42°06′12″N 2°13′13″E / 42.10333°N 2.22028°E / 42.10333; 2.22028Coordinates: 42°06′12″N 2°13′13″E / 42.10333°N 2.22028°E / 42.10333; 2.22028
Country
 Spain
Community
 Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Osona
Government

 • Mayor
Rosa Vestit Villegas (2015)[1]
Area
[2]

 • Total 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation

587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
(2014)[1]

 • Total 2,148
 • Density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Santquirzenc, santquirzenca
Website www.ajsantquirze.cat

Sant Quirze de Besora is a municipality in the comarca of Osona[1] in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the banks of the Ter river in the north of the comarca. It is on the main communication route between Barcelona and Puigcerdà, served by the C-17 road and a station on the RENFE railway line. It is also linked to Prats de Lluçanès and the Berguedà by the C-149 road. There is a tradition of textile manufacture in the town, as well as a distillery and a hydroelectric power station.


Sant Quirze de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.



Demography



















1900
1930
1950
1970
1986
2007
467
449
364
259
200
2146


References





  1. ^ ab "Ajuntament de Sant Quirze de Besora". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Sant Quirze de Besora". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya.
    ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish).
    ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).


External links




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