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The closure of the coal mines

Cercs, Berguedà, Barcelona

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The closure of the coal mines

Historical milestone · Cercs, Berguedà, Barcelona

Image of Cercs, not of the place itself.

The working of lignite sustained for a century the mining colonies of the upper Llobregat. The definitive closure, in 1991, left empty pits and settlements and hastened the depopulation of the comarca.

1991

Photo: Herodotptlomeu (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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