La Baronia de Rialb

La Baronia de Rialb (, ) is a municipality in the comarca (coonty) o the Noguera in Catalonie, Spain. The territory is crossed bi the river Rialb an the river Segre. The caipital is Gualter]], afore it haed been La Torre de Rialb.

The municipality is shapit bi the union o auld an tiny hamlets an pairishes whilk in total accoonts for twinty-three Romanesque kirks, whilk is the lairgest nummer o sic kirks in Catalonie.

 Demografie 
 1787 1857 1877 1887 1900 1920 1940 1960 1981 1998 2004 2009 514 1,665 1,243 1,250 1,244 1,066 839 655 298 247 279 276

 Govrenment 
 Leet o Mayors o La Baronia de Rialb 
 Period Mayor Pairty1979-1983Josep Serra i BoschUCD1983-1987Josep Serra i BoschCiU1987-1991Josep Serra i BoschCiU1991-1995Miquel Gabernet i Bernaus (1991-1992)
Pere Prat i Torra (1992-1995)CiU1995-1999Pere Prat i TorraCiU1999-2003Pere Prat i TorraCiU2003-2007Pere Prat i TorraCiU2007-2011Pere Prat i TorraCiU2011-Pere Prat i TorraCiU

 Economy 
The agricultural sector is still whit draws the maist nummers o jobs in La Baronia. A kintra wi irrigatit, heichhly arable lands, wi a level o thareby 400 m tae ower 800 m hicht o uisable laund is suitable for a wide variety o craps. Housomeivver, syne a few year back, the tourism sector is becomin the economic boost that the glen needit. In fact, thare currently available a twa dozen agritourist establishments.

 Main sichts 
 Natur an sport 
 Rialb reservoir –  the biggest dam in Catalonie.
 Forat de Bulí – a unique ravine in the river Rialb. It is suitable for extreme sports like canyonin.
 Alzinera de Cal Penjat – a hunder-year-auld aik in El Puig de Rialb.
 GR 1 – a lang-distance fuitpath that crosses the north f La Baronia.
 Pallerols-Andorra Way – a route suitable for hikin that starts in La Baronia an feenishes in Andorrae.

 Airchitectur 
 Santa Maria de Gualter – a umwhile Benedictine monastery in Gualter.
 Santa Maria de Palau de Rialb – a Romanesque kirk biggit atween the 11t an 13t hunderyears.
 Dolmen o Sols de Riu – a megalithic tomb locatit near the Rialb reservoir, in La Torre de Rialb.

 Freemit airtins 
  Offeecial wabsteid
  Statistical information - Statistical Institute of Catalonia (IDESCAT)
 Information - Consorci del Montsec 
 Information - Tourism Lleida
 Localization in Google Maps

Category:Municipalities in Noguera (comarca)
Category:Populatit places in Noguera (comarca)