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Village in Catalonia, Spain
Bruguers
Village
Aerial view of Bruguers, with the Hermitage near bottom centerAerial view of Bruguers, with the Hermitage near bottom center
Bruguers is located in Province of BarcelonaBruguersBruguersShow map of Province of BarcelonaBruguers is located in CataloniaBruguersBruguersShow map of CataloniaBruguers is located in SpainBruguersBruguersShow map of Spain
Coordinates: 41°18′56.05″N 1°58′03.70″E / 41.3155694°N 1.9676944°E / 41.3155694; 1.9676944
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCatalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBaix Llobregat
MunicipalityGavà
Elevation254 m (833 ft)

Bruguers is a village within the municipality of Gavà in the comarca of Baix Llobregat, province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies halfway between the towns of Begues and Gavà.

A notable item in Bruguers is the Ermita de Bruguers [ca], also known as the Mare de Déu de Bruguers or Church of Mary at Bruguers. This 13th-century Romanesque church complex contains an effigy of the Virgin Mary from the 14th century.

The GR 92 long-distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Bruguers. Stage 20 links northwards to Sant Vicenç dels Horts, a distance of 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi), whilst stage 21 links southwards to Garraf, a distance of 15.6 kilometres (9.7 mi).

Gallery

  • The village, with Barcelona city in distance The village, with Barcelona city in distance
  • Church of Mary at Bruguers Church of Mary at Bruguers

References

  1. Vissir3 (Map). Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. Josep Campmany (2009): "L’Ermita de la Mare de Déu de Bruguers: breu esbós històric Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine". Centre d'Estudis de Gavà (in Catalan), accessed on 2017-11-20
  3. Goigs a la Mare de Déu de Brugués", accessed on 2019-02-15.
  4. "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.


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