Solsona (Lleida)

Solsona municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Lleida
Comarca :	Solsonès
Coordinates	42 ° 0 ′  N , 1 ° 31 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 0 ′  N , 1 ° 31 ′  E
Height :	670  msnm
Area :	17.66 km²
Residents :	9,094 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	514.95 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	25207
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Mayor :	Jordi Riart
Website :	www.ajsolsona.net
Location of the municipality

Solsona: Interior of the Solsona Cathedral

Solsona is a town in the Comarca of Solsonès in Catalonia , Spain. It is the capital of the Comarca Solsonès. The urban area has an area of ​​around 18 km² with 9,094 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

During the reign of King Philip II, the community received its town charter and, at his request, was made a bishopric by Pope Clement VIII in 1593 . The medieval town center with cathedral and diocesan museum are the most important sights of the city today.

The urban area borders in the north on the municipality of Lladurs and otherwise on the municipality of Olius .

sons and daughters of the town

• Francesc Ribalta , painter, * 1565 in Solsona; † 1628 in Valencia .

Web links

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

• official homepage

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).