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First mention of Mollerussa

Mollerussa, Pla d'Urgell, Lleida

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First mention of Mollerussa

Historical milestone · Mollerussa, Pla d'Urgell, Lleida

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The name Mulieruciam appears for the first time in 1079, in a document by which the counts of Barcelona ceded the place to Berenguer Gombau d'Anglesola so that he might conquer and resettle it. It was then frontier and dryland country.

1079

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