Castellar del Riu

Castellar del Riu (Catalan pronunciation: [kəstəˈʎa ðəl ˈriw]) is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà, Catalonia, northern Spain. The municipal government is located at Llinars, which is not a village but just a few municipal buildings including a small sports centre.^{[citation needed]}

Castellar del Riu
Municipality
Pi de les tres branques, considered a symbol of the united Catalan Countries
Coat of arms
Location in Berguedà
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Coordinates: 42°07′59″N 1°42′36″E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Berguedà
Government
• Mayor	Adrià Solé Giralt (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area [2]
• Total	32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Elevation	1,234 m (4,049 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	165
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym	Castellanenc
Website	castellardelriu.cat

Economy

The municipality's economy is principally centered on agriculture, and in particular dryland farming and animal husbandry. There is also small-scale tourism in the municipality, to the Pi de les Tres Branques (a monumental tree which is a popular venue for Catalan nationalist gatherings), and especially the ski station of Rasos de Peguera.

References

1. "Ajuntament de Castellar del Riu". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Castellar del Riu". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

External links

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)