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Castle of Gironella

Gironella, Berguedà, Barcelona

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Castle of Gironella

Monument · Gironella, Berguedà, Barcelona

The Castell de Gironella is a medieval fortress documented since 1253, built by the barons of la Portella and later inherited by the Pinós, the Agulló and the Sentmenat, in a strategic position above the Llobregat valley. Occupied by Bourbon troops during the War of the Spanish Succession and damaged in the First Carlist War, it today retains remains of battered walls and a square tower, incorporated into the old town next to the building known as la Presó. It has been declared a Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection) since 1949.

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