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Saldes

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Saldes

Total population

127

Elevation1217 m

Land area66.4 km²

Coordinates42.23°, 1.73°

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City facts

Elevation

1217 m

Area

66.4 km²

head of government

Dolors Jiménez Rodríguez

Official website

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Saldes is a municipality in the comarca of the Berguedà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the foot of the Pedraforca mountain in the north of the comarca. Deposits of lignite are extracted commercially. The village is linked to Guardiola de Berguedà by a local road. The monastery Sant Sebastià del Sull is located in Saldes.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

42.2288

Longitude

1.7349

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

80,435

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
1,900
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
1,808
Coal Tit
Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
1,685
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
1,510
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros (S.G.Gmelin, 1774) · Aves
1,373
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
1,356
Common Raven
Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
1,302
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
1,301

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

254

Largest magnitude

4.6

Largest event

2023-08-28

Most recent

M 4.6 — 2023-08-28
11 km W of Espot, Spain
M 4 — 2022-02-01
7 km ESE of Farrera, Spain
M 3.7 — 2019-04-03
13 km SE of Sort, Spain
M 2.5 — 2008-12-29
8 km NNE of Éller, Spain
M 2.5 — 2008-12-18
10 km ESE of Vielha, Spain
M 2.8 — 2008-08-27
14 km S of Quillan, France

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Ramon Vila Capdevila

Ramon Vila Capdevila

Anarchist militant (1908–1963)

Ricard Fornesa i Puigdemasa

Joan Tor Tomàs

Spanish politician

Josep Mateo Gil

Spanish cyclist

Spanish military personnel

Marià Grandia i Soler

Spanish philologist and writer (1864-1929)

Bonaventura Carrera Simon

Bonaventura Carrera Simon

Queralt Tor Guitart

Catalan politician

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

Nearby places in Catalonia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.1

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,496

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

49

Avg daily Wikipedia views

2

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API