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What to see and do in Callús

What to see and do in Callús (Bages, Barcelona): 2 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Monuments

How far each place is from the centre of Callús

Castle of Callús 1.3 km

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What to see and do in Callús

Callús
Village
Callús is a municipality in the Bages comarca, in the province of Barcelona, situated on the banks of the river Cardener, on the left side of its middle valley, between Torroella and Súria. The present-day village stands at the foot of the old Callús Castle, also known as Gotmar Castle, of which it preserves remains, together with the old Romanesque parish church of Saint Saturninus. Its economy traditionally combined cereals, vineyards and irrigation along the river with a notable textile industry: as many as four cotton-spinning mills operated along the Cardener, whose crisis, in the late 1970s, slowed the village's growth. It now has 2180 inhabitants.
Castle of Callús
Monument
Callús castle, also called Gotmar castle, stood on a hill overlooking the town of Callús, near the river Cardener, in the Bages. It has been documented since the mid-10th century, when it is named Godmare; in 1026 it received the name Casteluç, which became Castluç in 1054, and it was torn down during the civil war against John II, in 1462. Together with the old parish of Sant Sadurní, it was the centre of the town's collective life until the late 19th century, when the textile industry arrived at the crossing of the Cardener. Of the fortress only a ruined circular tower survives, seven metres in outer diameter and 1.5 metres in wall thickness, along with remains of walls of various heights and lengths.