Country Spain Comarca Ripollès Demonym(s) Queralbí, queralbina Area 93.5 km² Local time Tuesday 12:47 PM | Community Catalonia Elevation 1,236 m (4,055 ft) Website www.ajqueralbs.cat Province Province of Girona Population 182 (2014) | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 61% Humidity Points of interest Puigmal, Pic de Noufonts, Balandrau, Pic de Finestrelles, Torreneules | ||
Queralbs ([kəˈɾaɫps]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Pyrenees to the north of Ribes de Freser, with the peaks of Puigmal (2909 m), Infern (2896 m) and Noufonts (2864 m). Tourism and hydroelectric generation are the bases of the local economy. The shrine of Núria is situated in the municipality, to the north of the village: it houses a romanesque mural image of la Mare de Déu de Núria. The shrine is reached by a rack railway from Ribes de Freser, which also serves the village. There is also a local road to Ribes de Freser (7 km, 4 miles), which serves the ski resort.
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Map of 17534 Queralbs, Province of Girona, Spain
The first historical mention of Queralbs is in the consecration act of the church of the Urgell Diocese in 836—thus the town's motto, poble mil·lenari (millennial town)--and its Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint James, dates to the late tenth century.
Earthquakes
Queralbs is located to the north-west of the active Amer-Brugent fault system. Queralbs was entirely destroyed in the Catalan earthquake of 1428 whose epicentre was in nearby Camprodon.
Notable people
For many years, Queralbs was the vacation home for the former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol.