Country Spain Comarca Baixa Cerdanya Time zone CET (UTC+1) Elevation 1,202 m Population 8,761 (2014) | Autonomous community Catalonia Demonym(s) Puigcerdanenc Website puigcerda.cat Province Province of Girona Local time Thursday 2:25 AM | |
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Places to see in puigcerd spain
Puigcerdà ([ˌputʃsərˈða], [ˌputʃərˈða], [ˌpʰujsə̃rˈða]) is the capital of the Catalan comarca of Cerdanya, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, near the river Segre and on the border with France (it abuts directly onto the French town of Bourg-Madame).
Contents
- Places to see in puigcerd spain
- Map of PuigcerdC3A0 Province of Girona Spain
- History
- Main sights
- Notable people
- References
Map of Puigcerd%C3%A0, Province of Girona, Spain
History
Puigcerdà is located near the site of a Ceretani settlement, which was incorporated into Roman territory. The Roman town was named Julia Libyca.
Puigcerdà was founded in 1178 by King Alfonso I of Aragon, Count of Barcelona. In 1178 Puigcerdà replaced Hix as the capital of Cerdanya. Hix is now a village in the commune of Bourg-Madame, in the French part of Cerdagne.
Puigcerdà was unique during the Spanish Civil War in having a democratically elected Anarchist council.
The Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway was opened in 1929, crossing the Pyrenees to France.