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Balsareny is a municipality in the North of the comarca of Bages in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the river Llobregat, with its typical forests of Aleppo pines. It is connected by road (BP-4313) with Súria and Avinyó.
The name is thought to be derived from the Catalan words balç (escarpment) and areny (sand); the castle and the village have their origins on an escarpment in a sandy plane. The first written mention of the settlement (as pago bazarenensi) dates from 966.
The village developed around the castle, which was built at a strategic point at the confluence of the river Mujal with the Llobregat, but most people lived in dispersed masias (farms). At the end of the 16th century, Baron Ferran Oliver sold some land around the castle and three streets were created: Carrer Vell (Old Street, nowadays Àngel Guimerà), Carrer Nou (New Street) and Carrer de la Creu (Cross street). A sanctuary dedicated to Mary is documented since 1009. The romanesque Church of St. Mary dates from late 13th century, but the building has undergone many transformations since then. The town was walled, but with the increase of population, new streets were added outside the walls.
In the 19th century the walls were demolished and the roads were improved. Along with the Manresa-Berga railway (1885, closed down 1973), this contributed toward a flourishing textile industry, though this has now almost disappeared. In 1945 the extraction of the rich layers of potassium salts (sylvite and carnallite) started, and today this remains a major employer, but many other small and medium enterprises have also been created.
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El castillo de Balsareny está ubicado en lo alto de una colina de 420 m en la orilla derecha del río Llobregat, sobre el pueblo de Balsareny, es una fortificación ya fechada el 951 buen ejemplo de fortaleza de estilo gótico civil catalán.
FortalezaBien de interés cultural
El Fortín de San Mauricio, en catalán:Castellot del Serrat del Maurici, o también conocido como Fortí del Maurici, es un fortín del siglo XIX, actualmente se encuentra en estado ruinoso, en el municipio de Balsareny comarca del Bages de la provincia de Barcelona y está declarado Bien Cultural de…
FortificaciónBien de interés cultural
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Casa de estilo modernista, del siglo XIX.
CasaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Edificio de estilo Novecentismo.
EdificioBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Edificio de estilo popular.
EdificioBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Fuente de estilo popular, del siglo XX.
FuenteBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Edificio de estilo popular, del siglo XVII.
EdificioBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Oratorio de estilo popular, del siglo XX.
OratorioBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Puente de estilo popular, del siglo XVIII.
PuenteBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
EdificioBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo barroco.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Iglesia, del siglo XX.
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Iglesia de estilo románica.
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
IglesiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Masía de estilo popular.
MasíaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Casa consistorial de estilo popular.
Casa consistorialBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
EdificioBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
Acequia de estilo gótica.
AcequiaBien cultural parte del patrimonio cultural de Cataluña
El Fortín de la Torreta es una pequeña fortificación del siglo XIX, actualmente en estado ruinoso, del municipio de Balsareny (Bages) provincia de Barcelona, declarado Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional.
FortificaciónBien de interés cultural
Castillo
Puente
Yacimiento
Yacimiento
Iglesia
Iglesia
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