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Berga

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Berga
Municipality
Flag of Berga
Flag
Coat of arms of Berga
Coat of arms
Berga is located in Catalonia
Berga
Berga
Location in Catalonia
Berga is located in Spain
Berga
Berga
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°06′04″N 1°50′38″E / 42.10111°N 1.84389°E / 42.10111; 1.84389
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaBerguedà
Government
 • MayorIvan Sánchez (2021) (CUP)
Area
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 • Total
22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi)
Elevation
704 m (2,310 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[2]
 • Total
17,473
 • Density773/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
DemonymBerguedà
Postal code
08600
ClimateCfb
Websiteajberga.cat

Berga (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbeɾɣə]) is the capital of the comarca (county) of Berguedà, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered by the municipalities of Cercs, Olvan, Avià, Capolat and Castellar del Riu.

History

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Berga derives its name from the Bergistani, an Iberian tribe which lived in the area before the Roman conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by Hannibal in 218 BC. They rebelled twice against the Romans and were twice defeated; after their second uprising, much of the tribe was sold into slavery. Livy mentions their principal town, Castrum Bergium, which was probably the precursor of the present-day town of Berga.[3] During the eighth century the area was occupied by Muslim forces; according to local tradition, Berga was destroyed during this period, It was subsequently conquered by the Franks and repopulated before 835. Berga Castle is first recorded in a document dating from about 855.[4]

During the ninth century, the Country of Berga developed within the County of Cerdanya. It acquired a more independent character in the early tenth century, with Berga as its capital; in 905 it was administered by the viscount Branduí. The town later had its own counts from 988.[4]

Berga was sold to king Peter II of Aragon in 1199. In 1254 a synod held in Berga condemned 168 people accused of heresy. Two years later Pere II de Berga granted the town its first charter of franchises.[4] In 1309, Berga was sold to James II of Aragon and became a royal town. During the fourteenth century, its definitive walls were built, and the town included a Jewish quarter with its own synagogue. In 1393, Berga was reincorporated into the royal patrimony.[4]

During the First Carlist War, Carlist forces under Antonio de Urbiztondo captured Berga on 12 July 1837. The Carlist governing junta subsequently moved there from Solsona, making Berga the capital of Catalan Carlism; it became widely known as the Junta de Berga. Carlist coinage was issued at Berga between 1838 and 1840, including pieces bearing the title of claimant Carlos V. Liberal forces occupied Berga in July 1840, as the remaining Carlist forces withdrew across the French border. Berga was again occupied by Carlist forces during the Third Carlist War in 1873. After their expulsion by Republican troops in May, the town was granted the official title of city in 1877.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Textile production had been documented in Berga since the medieval period. Around 1790, Ramon Farguell, known as Maixerí developed the multi-spindle spinning machine known as the berguedana or maixerina. Later versions accommodated up to 120 spindles, and the machine helped establish Berga as one of Catalonia´s leading cotton-manufacturing centres.[10][11] During the nineteenth century, industrial development expanded along the Llobregat, while the town´s cotton industry experienced its greatest growth after the Spanish Civil War before declining from the 1960s onwards.[12][4]

In May 2012, the town council passed a motion declaring King Juan Carlos 'persona non grata' following a series of scandals involving the royal family, most notably the king's recent elephant hunting trip to Africa in the middle of Spain's deepening recession.[13]

Heritage

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The Portal de Santa Magdalena is the only surviving late-medieval gate of Berga´s former walled enclosure. It stands on the town´s north-eastern side and historically connected Berga with the royal road to Bagà and Ripoll.[14]

La Patum

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The Patum de Berga, or simply La Patum, is a popular and traditional festival that is celebrated each year in the city. Locals dress as mystical and symbolic figures, and are accompanied either by the rhythm of a drum (the tabal, whose sound gives the festival its name) or band music.

Free Software Street

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On July 3, 2010 the world's first Free Software Street was inaugurated in Berga, during a ceremony attended by Richard Stallman.[15]

Sister cities

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Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Berga". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  3. ↑ Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana vol. III, p. 466. Edicions 62. Barcelona, 1971
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Berga | enciclopedia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Ajuntament de Berga/Berga reviurà el seu passat rememorant les batalles entre carlins i liberals amb activitats culturals, lúdiques i esportives". Ajuntament de Berga (in Catalan). Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  6. ↑ Santirso Rodríguez, Manuel (1999). "El incierto cenit del carlismo catalán (1837-1840)". Gerónimo de Uztariz (14–15). Instituto Gerónimo de Uztariz: 153–178. ISSN 2952-1238.
  7. ↑ Gabarró, Santi Arbós (2010). "Aproximació a la Primera Guerra Carlina a les Garrigues". Trobades d'estudiosos de les Garrigues (in Catalan). ISSN 2696-6506.
  8. ↑ Cunill, Ramon Torné; Bonet, Jaume Conill; Rotés, Rosa Serra (2024-09-04). "Les memòries de Casa Torné". Erol, L': revista cultural del Berguedà (in Catalan) (159): 32–39. ISSN 2385-3492.
  9. ↑ Bermudez, M. Carme; Casallarch, Rossend; Clarà, Jaume; Gómez, Eduard; Portet, Roser; Tarter, Ramon (1989). "El carlisme i la Primera Guerra Carlina". Modilianum (in Catalan) (1): 19–22. ISSN 2938-3684.
  10. ↑ mnactec (2020-09-14). "La Berguedana i l'espionatge industrial". Revista EIX (in Catalan). Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  11. ↑ "Germans Farguell, carrer dels". Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  12. ↑ Berguedà, El. "Colònies Tèxtils del Llobregat: Turisme del Berguedà". elbergueda.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2026-08-28.
  13. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Portal de Santa Magdalena". Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  15. ↑ "Berga inaugura el primer carrer del món dedicat al programari lliure" (in Catalan). 324. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  16. ↑ Vänorter Archived August 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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