Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Flag of Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Coat of arms of Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Sant Llorenç de Morunys is located in Catalonia
Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°08′19″N 1°35′30″E / 42.13861°N 1.59167°E / 42.13861; 1.59167
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceLleida
ComarcaSolsonès
Government
  MayorFrancesc Xavier Mas Pintó (2015)[1]
Area
  Total4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation
925 m (3,035 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
  Total934
  Density220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Piteu, pitea
Websitesantllorens.ddl.net

Sant Llorenç de Morunys is a municipality in the comarca of the Solsonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Lord valley in the north of the comarca below the pyrenean massif of Port del Comte. The shrine of Lord is located in an exclave of the municipality between Guixers and Navès. The town is served by the L-401 road between Coll de Nargó and Berga.

The medieval walls of the town and four of the gateways have been preserved. The eleventh-century church of Sant Llorenç is a protected historico-artistic monument.

A Benedictine Monestir de Sant Llorenç de Morunys was built in the 11th century, continuing the romanesque architecture.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
769 653 665 811 885 1004

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Sant Llorenç de Morunys". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Sant Llorenç de Morunys". 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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