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La Sala of Vilallonga de Ter

Vilallonga de Ter, Ripollès, Girona

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La Sala of Vilallonga de Ter

Monument · Vilallonga de Ter, Ripollès, Girona

A medieval stronghold of almost square plan, with an exterior length of 17.30 metres per side, in a meadow beside the river Ter, in Vilallonga de Ter. It replaced as the centre of the district the vanished castle of Catllar, on which it had depended, and was the residence of the Descatllar family, lords of the place; the earliest records date from 1261, when Galceran Descatllar ceded it, together with the castle of Catllar, to his son Ramon. In 1362 King Peter the Ceremonious authorised Ponç Descatllar to fortify it as a refuge for the men of the district in time of war. The earthquakes of 1427 and 1428 damaged it, and it was rebuilt with the authorisation of Queen Maria; in 1488 the Descatllar family moved their residence to Ripoll. It retains a central courtyard and two distinct building phases visible in the thickness of its walls.

Photo: Antoni Grifol (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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