Fossar de les Moreres

The Fossar de les Moreres is a memorial square in , adjacent to the basilica of . The plaza was built over a where defenders of the city were buried following the Siege of Barcelona at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714.
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  • Memorial
  • …dates from 1989
  • …is inscribed with “Al fossar de les moreres no s’hi enterra cap traïdor; fins perdent nostres banderes serà l’urna de l’honor.”
  • Description: square in Barcelona

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santa María del Mar Church and Picasso Museum.

Church
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Santa Maria del Mar is a church in the district…

Museum
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The Museu Picasso is an art museum in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. is situated 180 metres northwest of Fossar de les Moreres.

Square
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is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Ribera and Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera.

Neighborhood
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is one of the areas of the quarter…

Quarter
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…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Fossar de les Moreres

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Latitude
41.38375° or 41° 23′ 2″ north
Longitude
2.18233° or 2° 10′ 56″ east
Open location code
8FH495MJ+FW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 235744929
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q2749521

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Fossar de les Moreres” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Catalan: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Chinese: “桑椹之墓”
  • Dutch: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فوسار دى ليه موريريس”
  • French: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Galician: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Italian: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Japanese: “フサール・ダ・ラス・ムレラス広場”
  • Japanese: “桑の木の墓穴”
  • Lombard: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Norwegian: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Spanish: “Fosar de les Moreres”
  • Spanish: “Fossar de les Moreres”
  • Swedish: “Fossar de les Moreres”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Capella del Santíssim de Santa Maria del Mar and Casa Casimir Rull.

Nearby Places

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Barcelona: Highlights

Notable places include Eixample and Sants-Montjuïc.

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