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Castle of Granera

Granera, Moianès, Barcelona

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Castle of Granera

Monument · Granera, Moianès, Barcelona

The castle of Granera, in the Moianès (Barcelona), is a building of medieval origin that gives its name to the municipality, already documented in the year 971 as «Castrum de Granaria», within the county of Manresa. Over the centuries it changed hands several times: it belonged to the viscountal house of Barcelona, to the Castellvell, the Bell-lloc and the Gravalosa, and in 1375 it was acquired by Pere de Planella; in 1642-1643 it passed to Jacint de Sala i Cervera and became the seat of the barony of Granera, in the hands of his descendants until the 1960s. The perimeter of its walls survives standing on a rocky outcrop, with opus spicatum masonry; it was declared a cultural asset of national interest in 1949 and received consolidation works in the 1970s.

Photo: Mutari (Public domain)

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