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Castle of Gurb

Gurb, Osona, Barcelona

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Castle of Gurb

Monument · Gurb, Osona, Barcelona

Image of Gurb, not of the place itself.

A castle standing at the highest point (841 m) of the municipality of Gurb (Osona), behind the old parish church of Sant Andreu, crowned by a large iron cross and declared Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection). Only the wall bases of a circular tower and a cistern survive, along with fragments of rampart and the springing of an arch, found in a 1968 excavation carried out by residents of Gurb, which also brought to light the remains of the chapel of Sant Esteve, which had its own chaplain in 1321. Vic's records mention the castrum Gorbi from the year 886; from 942 it was held by the comital viguier Ansulf, who until 990 bought freehold lands (alodis) in the district from Count Borrell to enlarge the family estate. After its decline, already evident by the 14th century, it passed into the hands of the Queralt family.

Photo: Pere López (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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