Queralbs

infobox catalan municipio
location_

arms = Escut de Queralbs.svg


province=Girona
comarca=Ripollès
population=197
population_year=2007
area=93.47
population_density=2.11
elevation=1236
demonym=Queralbí, queralbina
mayor=Manel Foz i Crespí

Queralbs is a municipality in the "comarca" of the Ripollès in
Catalonia. It is situated in the Pyrenees to the north of Ribes de Freser, with the peaks of Puigmal (2909 m), Infern (2896 m) and Noufonts (2864 m). Tourism and
hydroelectric generation are the bases of the local economy. The shrine of Núria is situated in the municipality, to the north of the village: it houses a romanesque marial image of "la Mare de Déu de Núria".The shrine is reached by a rack railway from Ribes de Freser, which also serves the village. There is also a local road to Ribes de Freser (7 km, 4 miles), which serves the ski resort.

The first historical mention of Queralbs is in the consecration act of the church of the Urgell Diocese in 836--thus the town's motto, "poble mil·lenari" (millennial town)--and its Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint James, dates to the late tenth century.

Demography

infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=611
pop_1930=496
pop_1950=502
pop_1970=263
pop_1986=200
pop_latest=202
latest_year=2005

Trivia

For many years, Queralbs was the vacation home for the former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol i Soley.

See also

*Vall de Núria Rack Railway

References

* 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).

External links

* [http://webspobles.ddgi.cat/sites/queralbs/ Official website]