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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Cercs
Municipality
Pedret bridgePedret bridge
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Coordinates: 42°8′53″N 1°51′43″E / 42.14806°N 1.86194°E / 42.14806; 1.86194
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Barcelona
Comarca Berguedà
Government
• Mayor Jesus Calderer Palau (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area[2]
• Total 47.4 km2 (18.3 sq mi)
Elevation 650 m (2,130 ft)
Population (2018)[3]
• Total 1,152
• Density 24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cercorí, cercorina
Website www.cercs.cat

Cercs (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈseɾks]) is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river above the Baells reservoir. It is the site of an important power station which burns the lignite extracted at Fígols and Saldes. The town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga and the Cadí tunnel.

The Pre-Romanesque church of Sant Quirze de Pedret is the source of two painted conjunts, which are now displayed at the diocesan museum in Solsona and in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. The remains of the monastery of Sant Salvador de la Vedella are visible on a hill now in the middle of the Baells reservoir. The Cercs Mine Museum is located in the Sant Corneli colony, in the Cercs municipal area.

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965 1365 863 597 1827 1331
  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Cercs". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Cercs". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.