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Tower of Cartellà

Maçanet de la Selva, Selva, Girona

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Tower of Cartellà

Monument · Maçanet de la Selva, Selva, Girona

The Torre or Força de Cartellà is a fortified farmhouse situated at the foot of the old Nacional II road, in the municipality of Maçanet de la Selva, on the boundary with Vidreras. It is already mentioned in 1079 under the name Torre Fellona, and in 1160 Count Ramon Berenguer III granted it to Viscount Guerau II de Cabrera; the Cartellà family settled in Maçanet in 1159, and the tower remained in the family until 1865, when it was sold at auction. The building, of complex and irregular plan, has a three-storey façade, and at one corner stands the round, battlemented defence tower, four storeys high. Inside, the chapel of Santiago is preserved, with a Renaissance façade of 1510, bearing the Cartellà-Sarriera coat of arms. Bien Cultural de Interés Nacional (Catalonia's highest level of heritage protection) (BCIN 1007-MH).

Photo: Josep Maria Viñolas Esteva (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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