Maçanet de Cabrenys

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Maçanet de Cabrenys municipality
Bell tower of the Sant Martí Church
Bell tower of the Sant Martí Church
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Coat of arms of Maçanet de Cabrenys
Maçanet de Cabrenys (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Catalonia
Province : Girona
Comarca : Alt Empordà
Coordinates 42 ° 23 '  N , 2 ° 45'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 23 '  N , 2 ° 45'  E
Height : 370  msnm
Area : 67.88 km²
Residents : 688 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density : 10.14 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 17720
Municipality number  ( INE ): 17102
administration
Official language : Castilian , Catalan
Mayor : Lluís Carbó Saguer
Website : www.ddgi.cat/cabrenys

Maçanet de Cabrenys is a Spanish municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà in Catalonia .

geography

Maçanet de Cabrenys lies at the foot of the eastern foothills of the Pyrenees . The Arnera and Rinadal rivers, as well as the GR-11 trekking trail, cross the area. In the south and southeast it borders the municipalities of Albanyà and Sant Llorenç de la Muga , in the east on the municipalities of La Vajol and Darnius and in the north on Costoja, Sant Llorenç de Cerdans, Reiners, Els Banys d'Arles, Palaldà, Céret , Morellàs and Les Illes.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the following districts:

  • Arnera
  • Les Creus
  • Maçanet de Cabrenys
  • Les Mines
  • Les Salines
  • Tapis
  • Els Vilars
  • Oliveda

Population development

Number of inhabitants
(source: INE )
year 1717 1787 1857 1887 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1990 2000 2009
Residents 453 1,484 1,832 1,609 1,641 1,537 1,273 1,061 1,134 926 872 800 718 664 729

history

Maçanet de Cabrenys in winter

In the last century Neolithic axes were found near the Arnera River , as well as the Menhir de la Pedra Dreta ('Menhir of the standing stone'). They show that the Arnera Valley has been populated since prehistoric times. The first written mention of the name Maçanet was found in a document from King Louis the Pious from the year 814, in which it was written that Maçanet is south of Céret - " villam quae dicitur Macanetum " .

In 954, Landgrave Guifré II of Besalú donated a piece of land to the monastery of Sant Pere de Camprodon , which belonged to the municipality of Tapis, to build the church of Mare de Déu de les Salines ('Church of the Mother of God of the Salt Mines'). In 1440 de Cabrenys was added to the place name Maçanet, as this parish belonged to the County of Cabrenys. The Cabrenys descended from the influential Rocabertí family . In 1553 half of the population fell victim to the black plague. In July 1675, Lieutenant General Le Bret and 1500 soldiers looted the place.

economy

Originally, in addition to traditional agriculture, there were some textile and iron industries as well as bottle cork factories and a large pipe factory in the community. Today the main income of the municipality is achieved with tourism and the construction industry. Spring water belonging to the mineral water company Vichy Catalán is bottled from the Font de les Creus ('Source of Crosses') .

Architectural monuments

Església de Sant Martí

The Església de Sant Martí (Church of St. Martin), from the 12th or 13th century, is part of late Romanesque art. It consists of a single rectangular hall with a curved vault and a semicircular apse . The entrance area is formed by four stone arches that form a semicircle. The entrance gate itself is made of wood and decorated with iron figures from the medieval period.

  • Facade of the church

  • Section of the gate

  • Church chapel

  • apse

Capella de Sant Sebastià

The Capella de sant Sebastià ('Chapel of Saint Sebastian') was built at the end of the 16th century after the outbreak of the black plague. The chapel was renovated in the 18th century.

  • Chapel facade

  • Interior of the chapel

  • Altar area

Santuari de Les Salines

The Santuari de la Mare de Déu de les Salines ('Sanctuary of the Mother of God of the Salt Mines') lies below a 1,100-meter-high mountain peak that bears the same name. The Santuari is 15 kilometers from the village, it was built in 1271 and renovated in the 18th century.

  • Facade of the church of the salt mine

  • Church gate of the salt mine

  • The three-ray fountain at the church of the salt mine

Roland's hammer

In 1834 the so-called "Hammer of Roland ", the Carolingian knight, was immortalized right in the middle of the parish square. It is a massive iron rod more than five meters high. The ring at the top used to serve as a lamp holder. Roland's hammer was made in an old iron foundry near the Arnera River. Legend has it that Roland himself threw the hammer from the bridge in Ceret. Another legend says that Roland threw the hammer from Cabrenys Castle in Vallespir and said: "Wherever the hammer falls, Maçanet by Cabrenys should be built".

The standing stone

The standing stone is a menhir , which the locals call La Pedra dreta ('The standing stone'). It is located two kilometers from the village.

Tapis

Tapis seen from the road between Costoja and Maçanet de Cabrenys

Tapis is a small village that belongs to the municipality of Maçanet de Cabrenys. The name Tapis was first mentioned in a record in 954. In 2005 the village had only 25 inhabitants.

Sant Briç

The Church of Saint Briç in Tapis was built at the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. At the end of the inner church hall there are two small chapels that form a cross with the large hall. The altar area at the end of the hall is connected by an almond-shaped double arch. The narrow arches, the proportions, the style and the structure of the column ends of the entrance gate are typical features of the last phase of Romanesque art in Catalonia.

  • Saint Briç Church

  • Bell tower

  • Church arch

  • Church gate

Mountains at Maçanet de Cabrenys

  • Roc de Frausa.
  • Roc del Comptador.
  • Roc de la Campana.
  • Castell de Bac Grillera.
  • Puig d'Avall.
  • Puig del Boixer.
  • Puig Brosser.
  • Puig de Calabuig.
  • Puig del Coll dels Pins.
  • El Cornell.
  • Puig de la Creu.
  • La Creu del Canonge.
  • El Moixer.
  • Puig de l'Evangeli.
  • Puig del Faig.
  • Puig Falcó.
  • Puig Farner.
  • Puig de la Guàrdia.
  • Puig de la Jana.
  • Roca Saquer.
  • Puig de la Màquina.
  • Puig de Milà.
  • Puig de les Pedrisses.
  • Puig de la Quera.
  • Roc de la Sentinella.
  • Roc del Pou.
  • Rocacinta.
  • Puig de les Roques.
  • Puig de Rovirós.
  • Puig del Solà de Sant Pere.

Stationary

The local festival of Maçanet de Cabrenys is celebrated on the first Sunday in July and the festival of Saint Martin of Tours , patron saint of the municipality, on November 11th .

Web links

Commons : Maçanet de Cabrenys  - album with pictures, 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).
  2. ^ David Steward: Assimilation and acculturation in seventeenth-century Europe: Roussillon and France 1659-1715 . ( Online in Google Book Search).