Folgueroles (Catalan pronunciation: [fulɣəˈɾɔləs]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It was the birthplace in 1845 of the famous Catalan poet Fr. Jacint Verdaguer.
Folgueroles | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Folgueroles Location in Catalonia  Folgueroles Folgueroles (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°56′34″N 2°18′52″E / 41.94278°N 2.31444°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Osona |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carles Baronet Aldabó (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 2,276 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Notable people
edit- Anna Dodas i Noguer (1962—1986), poet
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Folgueroles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Folgueroles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
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