Sant Llorenç de Morunys

Sant Llorenç de Morunys
Municipality

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Sant Llorenç de Morunys

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: 42°08′19″N 1°35′30″E / 42.13861°N 1.59167°E / 42.13861; 1.59167Coordinates: 42°08′19″N 1°35′30″E / 42.13861°N 1.59167°E / 42.13861; 1.59167
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Lleida
Comarca Solsonès
Government
 • Mayor Francesc Xavier Mas Pintó (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation 925 m (3,035 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 993
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Piteu, pitea
Website santllorens.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. 1 2 "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.
 La Coma i la Pedra
  Sant Llorenç de Morunys  
Guixers
Navès


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