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Walled Enclosure of Camarasa

Camarasa, Noguera, Lleida

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Walled Enclosure of Camarasa

Monument · Camarasa, Noguera, Lleida

Remains of the medieval walled enclosure that surrounded the town of Camarasa (Noguera), with its old access gateways. The main one opened where the calle del Portal del Segre is today, and from there the calle Casanova climbs up to the Plaza Mayor and continues towards the church of Sant Miquel and the castle. The surviving gate, probably of medieval origin, was rebuilt in the 17th century as a semicircular arch with voussoirs; on the keystone there is an inscription with the reconstruction dates, around the time of the Guerra dels Segadors: 1634 and 1673. Some façades in the surrounding area, though rendered, still show rubble-masonry surfaces that could belong to the old wall. In 1247 James I created in Camarasa the royal bailiwick centred on the castle, extended in 1279 by Peter the Great.

Photo: Isidre blanc (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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