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Queralbs
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Queralbs |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Queralbs - 51585118719.jpg |
| image_caption | Queralbs town hall |
| image_flag | Bandera de Queralbs.svg |
| image_shield | Escut de Queralbs.svg |
| pushpin_map | Spain Province of Girona#Catalonia#Spain |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in the Province of Girona##Location in Catalonia##Location in Spain |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Spain |
| subdivision_type1 | Community |
| subdivision_name1 | Catalonia |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Girona |
| subdivision_type3 | Comarca |
| subdivision_name3 | Ripollès |
| leader_party | JxCat |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Maria Inmaculada Constans Ruiz (2015) |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 93.5 |
| elevation_m | 1236 |
| population_as_of | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | Queralbí, queralbina |
| website |
Queralbs () is a municipality in the comarca of the Ripollès in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Pyrenees to the north of Ribes de Freser, near the peaks of Puigmal (2909 m), Infern (2896 m) and Noufonts (2864 m). Tourism and hydroelectricity are the bases of the local economy. The Virgin of Nuria shrine is situated in the municipality, to the north of the village in Vall de Núria: it houses a romanesque mural image of la Mare de Déu de Núria. The shrine is reached by Vall de Núria Rack Railway from Ribes de Freser, which also serves the village. There is also a local road to Ribes de Freser (7 km), which serves the ski resort.
The first historical mention of Queralbs is in the consecration act of the church of the Urgell Diocese in 836—thus the town's motto, poble mil·lenari (millennial town)—and its Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint James, dates to the late tenth century.
Earthquakes
Queralbs is located to the north-west of the active Amer-Brugent fault system. Queralbs was entirely destroyed in the Catalan earthquake of 1428 whose epicentre was in nearby Camprodon.
Demography
Notable people
For many years, Queralbs was the summer vacation home for the former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol, and his wife, Marta Ferrusola.
Gallery
Queralbs - 51585118719.jpg Views of Queralbs 05.jpg Views of Queralbs 04.jpg Views of Queralbs 03.jpg Views of Queralbs 06.jpg
References
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
References
- "Ajuntament de Queralbs". [[Generalitat of Catalonia]].
- "El municipi en xifres: Queralbs". [[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya.
- Olivera C, Redondo E, Riera A, Lambert J and Roca A. (1999). "Problems in assessing focal parameters to earthquake sequences from historical investigation: the 1427 earthquakes in Catalonia".
- Banda E. & A. M. Correig (1984). The Catalan earthquake of February 2, 1428. ''Engineering Geology'', '''20''', pp. 89-97.
- (2019-07-08). "Mor Marta Ferrusola als 89 anys". [[TV3 (Catalan TV channel)]].
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