Berga

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Berga

Total population

15,977

Coordinates42.10°, 1.85°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Berga is the capital of the comarca (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Marc Coma

Spanish motorcycle racer

Ramon Vila Capdevila

Anarchist militant (1908–1963)

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Rossend Perelló

Spanish writer (1912-1976)

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Maurus Esteva Alsina

Spanish priest (1933–2014)

Vicenç Navarro

Spanish sociologist

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Guillem Ramon de Gironella

late thirteenth-century Catalan troubadour

Joaquín Penina

Argentinian politician

Lluis M. Saumells Panadés

Spanish painter and sculptor (1915-1999)

Xavier Sabata

Catalan opera singer (countertenor) and actor

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Valentín Comellas y Santamaría

roman catholic bishop

Elena Jordi

Spanish film director & actress (1882-1945)

Flora Saura

Spanish journalist

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Joan Soler i Buscallà

Spanish physician (1835-1895)

Josep Graner i Prat

Catalan architect

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Judit Carreras Tort

Spanish politician

Josep Maria Sala-Valldaura

Spanish poet, philologist and writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.