Bellver de Cerdanya

Bellver de Cerdanya is a town in the comarca of Cerdanya, province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

Bellver de Cerdanya
Municipality
Coat of arms of Bellver de Cerdanya
Coat of arms
Bellver de Cerdanya is located in Province of Lleida
Bellver de Cerdanya
Bellver de Cerdanya
Bellver de Cerdanya is located in Spain
Bellver de Cerdanya
Bellver de Cerdanya
Coordinates: 42°22′21″N 1°46′38″E
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaCerdanya
Government
 • MayorFrancesc Xavier Porta Pous (2015)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total98.2 km2 (37.9 sq mi)
Elevation
1,061 m (3,481 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total1,979
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
DemonymBellverenc
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25720
Websitebellver.org

Integrated villages and hamlets

Places of interest
  • In Baltarga, the Romanesque church dedicated to St. Andrew (11th century, with two side chapels attached in 18th century);
  • In Bor, the Romanesque church dedicated to St. Marcellus (11th century);
  • in Coborriu de Bellver, the Romanesque church dedicated to St. Serni, first mentioned in the 10th century, suffered fire and destruction by the French in 1793 and during the Spanish Civil War in 1936; it was restored in 1967;
  • in Cortàs, the Romanesque church of St. Polycarp (12th century);
  • in Éller, the Romanesque church of Santa Eulalia (12th century);
  • in Pedra, the Romanesque church of Santa Julia, ransacked by the Albigensian in 1198 and modified in the 15th century after an earthquake;
  • in Pi, the Romanesque church of Santa Eulalia, vastly modified in the 18th century; only the lateral walls and the bell tower belong to the original structure;
  • in Sant Martí dels Castells, the Romanesque chapel of St. Martin built inside the castle; its slightly pointed vault was rebuilt during Gothic times;
  • in Santa Eugènia de Nerellà, the only original structure of the 10th century Romanesque church is the bell tower, heavily tilted towards southeast;
  • in Talló the 11th century Romanesque church of Santa Maria; its bell tower was built in the 17th century;
  • in Talltendre, the 12th century Romanesque church of Sant Iscle and Santa Victoria; its bell tower was built later.

References
  1. "Ajuntament de Bellver de Cerdanya". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Bellver de Cerdanya". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  • 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).
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