Besalú

Besalú is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in , , . The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current comarca of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as , in France.
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  • Type: Village with 2,540 residents
  • Description: town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain
  • Also known as: “17019” and “Besalu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sant Pere and Sant Martí de Capellada.

Church
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de Besalú is a Benedictine monastery in Besalú, Garrotxa, , Spain. The building was renovated in 1160.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beuda and Maià de Montcal.

Village
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is a municipality located in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, , Spain. It is located on the slopes near the Mont massif, to the north of Besalú. is situated 4½ km north of Besalú.

Village
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is a village in the province of and autonomous community of , Spain. The municipality covers an area of 17.28 square kilometres and the population in 2014 was 443. is situated 4½ km northeast of Besalú.

Village
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is a village in the province of and autonomous community of , Spain. The municipality covers an area of 12.56 square kilometres and the population in 2014 was 425. is situated 5 km west of Besalú.

Besalú

Latitude
42.1986° or 42° 11′ 55″ north
Longitude
2.696° or 2° 41′ 45″ east
Population
2,540
Elevation
147 metres (482 feet)
Open location code
8FJ45MXW+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1470838107
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6534017
Wiki­data ID
Q12586
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Besalú” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Besalú”
  • Arabic: “بيسالو”
  • Aragonese: “Besalú”
  • Armenian: “Բեսալու”
  • Asturian: “Besalú”
  • Basque: “Besalú”
  • Belarusian: “Безалу”
  • Catalan: “Besalú”
  • Cebuano: “Besalú”
  • Chechen: “Бесалу”
  • Chinese: “贝萨卢”
  • Czech: “Besalú”
  • Danish: “Besalú”
  • Dutch: “Besalú”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيسالو”
  • French: “Besalú”
  • Galician: “Besalú”
  • Georgian: “ბესალუ”
  • German: “Besalú”
  • Hebrew: “בסלו”
  • Hungarian: “Besalú”
  • Interlingua: “Besalú”
  • Interlingue: “Besalú”
  • Irish: “Besalú”
  • Italian: “Besalú”
  • Japanese: “バザルー”
  • Kazakh: “Безалу”
  • Kazakh: “Бесалу”
  • Ladin: “Besalú”
  • Latin: “Beseldunum”
  • Latin: “Bisaldunum”
  • Lombard: “Besalú”
  • Macedo-Romanian: “Besalú”
  • Malay: “Besalú”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Besalú”
  • Norwegian: “Besalú”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Besalú”
  • Persian: “بسالو”
  • Polish: “Besalú”
  • Portuguese: “Besalú”
  • Romanian: “Besalú”
  • Russian: “Безалу”
  • Russian: “Бесалу”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بسالو”
  • Spanish: “Besalu”
  • Spanish: “Besalú”
  • Swedish: “Besalú”
  • Tahitian: “Besalú”
  • Tatar: “Бесалу”
  • Tumbuka: “Besalú”
  • Turkish: “Besalú”
  • Ukrainian: “Базалу”
  • Ukrainian: “Безалу”
  • Urdu: “بسالو”
  • Uzbek: “Besalú”
  • Venetian: “Besalú”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Besalú”
  • Welsh: “Besalú”

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