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(Redirected from San Quirico, Spain) Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Sant Quirze de Besora
Municipality
Parish churchParish church
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Coordinates: 42°06′12″N 2°13′13″E / 42.10333°N 2.22028°E / 42.10333; 2.22028
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaOsona
Government
 • MayorRosa Vestit Villegas (2015)
Area
 • Total8.1 km (3.1 sq mi)
Elevation587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
 • Total2,107
 • Density260/km (670/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Santquirzenc, santquirzenca
Websitewww.ajsantquirze.cat

Sant Quirze de Besora (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsaŋ ˈkiɾzə ðə βəˈzɔɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona 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. "Ajuntament de Sant Quirze de Besora". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Sant Quirze de Besora". 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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Places adjacent to Sant Quirze de Besora
Montesquiu Santa Maria de Besora
Sora Sant Quirze de Besora
Orís Sant Pere de Torelló
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