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Castle of Veciana

Veciana, Anoia, Barcelona

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Castle of Veciana

Monument · Veciana, Anoia, Barcelona

Of the castle of Veciana, declared a cultural asset of national interest, hardly any visible remains survive beside the ruined chapel of Sant Miquel: one can make out on the ground a square construction eight metres on each side, with an attached circular-plan outbuilding on its south side. At the start of the 11th century the castle was in the hands of the Balsareny family, who in 1045 stipulated in a will that it should pass to the episcopal see of Vic; the bishop enfeoffed it in 1089 to Guillem Ramon de Cervera, whose successors swore fealty to the counts of Barcelona in 1096 and 1131. In the 14th century King Peter III sold Veciana to Joan de Montbui, and in 1392 it passed to Mateu de Calders, who incorporated it into the barony of Segur; around 1707 it came to the Copons family and, at the end of the century, to the Grimau and Vilallonga families.

Photo: Isidre blanc (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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