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Enclosure of Montfalcó Murallat

les Oluges, Segarra, Lleida

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Enclosure of Montfalcó Murallat

Monument · les Oluges, Segarra, Lleida

A medieval walled enclosure on a hill above the confluence of the Sió river and the Vergós stream, in the settlement of Montfalcó Murallat, municipality of les Oluges. It is an outstanding example of a vila closa (walled village) that preserves in good condition its perimeter wall, over eight metres high, against which the village houses were built on the inside; it is entered through a gateway with a double door of voussoir arches. Inside, a central square with a cistern and main street lead into narrow dead-end alleys. The castle that gave rise to the village, probably built around the 11th century when the count of Berga repopulated the Sió area, is documented from 1043 and belonged to various noble lineages until, over time, it lost its defensive role and was reduced to housing.

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