Albesa (Lleida)

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Albesa municipality
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Albesa coat of arms
Albesa (Lleida) (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Catalonia
Province : Lleida
Comarca : Noguera
Coordinates 41 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 40 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ′  N , 0 ° 40 ′  E
Height : 236  msnm
Area : 37.5 km²
Residents : 1,351 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 36.03 inh / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ): 25135
Nearest airport : Lleida-Alguaire , Barcelona and Reus .
administration
Official language : Castilian , Catalan
Mayor : Eugènia Puig-Gròs i Clua ( AETS-AM )

Albesa is a Catalan municipality in the province of Lleida in northeastern Spain . It is located in the Comarca Noguera .

Geographical location

Albesa is about 16 kilometers northeast of Lleida and about 16 kilometers southeast of Balaguer and on the left side of the Noguera Ribagorzana river just before its confluence with the Segre . The municipality borders with Algerri , Castelló de Farfanya , Menàrguens , Torrelameu , la Portella , Alguaire and Almenar .

Attractions

  • Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary: This simple and large church was built in 1790 and contains a stone altarpiece from the 14th century. Predecessor churches in the same place are proven up to the 14th century.
  • Romeral Roman Ruins: Several Roman villas were discovered and excavated in 1969. The Roman house is one of the most important Roman landowners in the interior of Catalonia.

Sons and daughters of the place

  • Dr. Ignasi Segarra i Bañeres: mechanical engineer and pastor of the Opus Dei Prelature.
  • Fermí Palau i Casellas: teacher, politician and poet.
Sta. Maria Church of Albesa
Romeral Roman ruins

Web links

Commons : Albesa  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).