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Towers of Ogern

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Towers of Ogern

Monument · Bassella, Alt Urgell, Lleida

Two towers in the settlement of Ogern, in the municipality of Bassella (Alt Urgell): the Ca l'Isidro tower and the Cal Ganyet tower, remnants of an old fortification and now converted into a dwelling and a defence tower. They are rectangular towers with machicolations, from the 15th-16th centuries, integrated into the urban centre. The site is documented since 1094, when Ermessendis, widow of the lord of Abella Castle, bequeathed by will the 'kastrum de Ugerno' to her son Gerbert Miró; the will was sworn on the altar of Sant Salvador d'Ogern, which suggests that the castle was then a family residence. In 1259 King James the Conqueror spent a few days there, and in 1559 Joan de Josa i de Cardona styled himself lord of Ogern.

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