Berga

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Berga is a historic town in Catalonia, Spain, known for its mountainous surroundings and the traditional Patum de Berga festival.

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Berga canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity
municipality
traditional festival
autonomousCommunity Catalonia
belongsTo European Union (via Spain)
callingCode +34 (Spain)
capitalOf Berguedà
climate Mediterranean with continental influences
coordinates approximately 42.104°N 1.846°E
country Spain
Spain
currency euro
distanceFrom about 90 km north of Barcelona
elevation about 704 metres
governedBy Ajuntament de Berga
hasCulturalEvent fireworks and correfocs during Patum
hasCulturalHeritage traditional Catalan music and dances
hasDemonym berguedana (female, Catalan)
berguedà (male, Catalan)
hasEconomicActivity services
small-scale industry
tourism
hasFestival Corpus Christi celebrations
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (via Patum de Berga)
hasHistoricSignificance true
hasMountainousSurroundings true
hasReligiousSite Sanctuary of Queralt
hasTraditionalFestival Patum de Berga
locatedIn Berga
Catalonia
Pre-Pyrenees
Province of Barcelona
comarca of Berguedà
locatedNear Llobregat River
nearMountainRange Serra de Queralt
officialLanguage Catalan
Spanish
population about 16,000 (early 21st century)
postalCode 08600
recognizedBy UNESCO
region central Catalonia
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
vehicleRegistrationCode B (historical, Province of Barcelona)

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