This article is about the modern Catalan comarca. For the historical county, see County of Osona.
Osona (Catalan pronunciation:[uˈzonə]) is a comarca situated in the central region of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Vic. Its population in 2001 was 129,543. Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona. The name Osona comes from Ausetans, a group of Iberian people who had their capital in Ausa (today Vic); the Romans called the area Ausone or Ausona. While most of the comarca is within the provinceof Barcelona, the municipalities of Espinelves, Vidrà and Viladrau form part of the province of Girona.
The most important town of Osona is Vic, its capital and an important and ancient urban center in this natural region that lies in the midst of the Plain of Vic. Other significant towns in the plain are Manlleu and Tona.
Long famous for its local sausages (especially fuet) and other pork derivatives, in recent years the area has become somewhat infamous for the pollution of its many waterways due to the factory farming of pigs and Dairy cattle. There are more pigs than people living in Osona.
In the comarcal revision of 1990, Sant Quirze de Besora became part of Osona; previously it formed part of the Ripollès. In May 2015, Osona lost the municipality of Collsuspina to the new comarca of Moianès.[1]
^"El Parlament aprova la llei de creació del Moianès amb els vots en contra de Ciutadans i l'abstenció del PP" (in Catalan). La Vanguardia. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
^ ab"El municipi en xifres". Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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This article is about the modern Catalan comarca For the historical county see County of Osona Osona Catalan pronunciation uˈzone is a comarca situated in the central region of Catalonia Spain Its capital is Vic Its population in 2001 was 129 543 Osona covers roughly the same area as the historic Catalan county of Osona The name Osona comes from Ausetans a group of Iberian people who had their capital in Ausa today Vic the Romans called the area Ausone or Ausona While most of the comarca is within the province of Barcelona the municipalities of Espinelves Vidra and Viladrau form part of the province of Girona OsonaComarcaFlagCoat of armsCountry SpainAutonomous community CataloniaRegionCentral CataloniaProvinceBarcelona and GironaCapitalVicMunicipalitiesList Alpens Balenya El Brull Calldetenes Centelles Espinelves Folgueroles Gurb Lluca Malla Manlleu Les Masies de Roda Les Masies de Voltrega Montesquiu Muntanyola Olost Orista Oris Perafita Prats de Llucanes Roda de Ter Rupit i Pruit Sant Agusti de Llucanes Sant Bartomeu del Grau Sant Boi de Llucanes Sant Hipolit de Voltrega Sant Julia de Vilatorta Sant Marti d Albars Sant Marti de Centelles Sant Pere de Torello Sant Quirze de Besora Sant Sadurni d Osormort Sant Vicenc de Torello Santa Cecilia de Voltrega Santa Eugenia de Berga Santa Eulalia de Riuprimer Santa Maria de Besora Santa Maria de Corco Seva Sobremunt Sora Taradell Tavertet Tavernoles Tona Torello Vic Vidra Viladrau Vilanova de SauArea Total1 245 1 km2 480 7 sq mi Population 2014 Total154 559 Density120 km2 320 sq mi adjusted following Moianes creationDemonym s osonenc m osonenca f Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Largest municipalityVicWebsitewww ccosona catWikimedia Commons has media related to Osona The most important town of Osona is Vic its capital and an important and ancient urban center in this natural region that lies in the midst of the Plain of Vic Other significant towns in the plain are Manlleu and Tona This natural depression in the center of the region was carved by river Ter and its tributaries and makes up a big part of Osona s land It is surrounded by mountains The Sub Pyrenees with Bellmunt mountain towering in the north the Llucanes Pre Pyrenees to the north west and Moianes high plateau in the West the Montseny in the southeast and the Guilleries located at the apex of the Catalan Transversal Range and the Pre Coastal Range in the east Long famous for its local sausages especially fuet and other pork derivatives in recent years the area has become somewhat infamous for the pollution of its many waterways due to the factory farming of pigs and Dairy cattle There are more pigs than people living in Osona In the comarcal revision of 1990 Sant Quirze de Besora became part of Osona previously it formed part of the Ripolles In May 2015 Osona lost the municipality of Collsuspina to the new comarca of Moianes 1 Contents 1 Municipalities 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMunicipalities editMunicipality Population 2014 2 Areakm2 2 Alpens 300 13 8Balenya 3 724 17 4El Brull 263 41 0Calldetenes 2 429 5 8Centelles 7 333 15 2Espinelves 196 17 4L Esquirol 2 188 61 8Folgueroles 2 259 10 5Gurb 2 545 51 6Lluca 257 53 0Malla 266 11 0Manlleu 20 279 17 2Les Masies de Roda 737 16 4Les Masies de Voltrega 3 186 22 4Montesquiu 895 4 9Muntanyola 595 40 3Olost 1 186 29 4Oris 303 27 2Orista 557 68 5Perafita 407 19 6Prats de Llucanes 2 624 13 8Roda de Ter 6 124 2 2Rupit i Pruit 300 47 8Sant Agusti de Llucanes 91 13 2Sant Bartomeu del Grau 875 34 4Sant Boi de Llucanes 556 19 5Sant Hipolit de Voltrega 3 446 0 9Sant Julia de Vilatorta 3 123 15 9Sant Marti d Albars 106 14 7Sant Marti de Centelles 1 093 25 6Sant Pere de Torello 2 436 55 1Sant Quirze de Besora 2 148 8 1Sant Sadurni d Osormort 86 30 6Sant Vicenc de Torello 1 975 6 6Santa Cecilia de Voltrega 173 8 6Santa Eugenia de Berga 2 233 7 0Santa Eulalia de Riuprimer 1 259 13 8Santa Maria de Besora 162 24 7Seva 3 488 30 4Sobremunt 83 13 8Sora 175 31 7Taradell 6 219 26 5Tavernoles 317 18 8Tavertet 125 32 5Tona 8 012 16 5Torello 13 949 13 5Vic 41 956 30 6Vidra 169 34 4Viladrau 1 037 50 7Vilanova de Sau 314 58 8 Total 50 154 559 1 245 1See also editCounty of Osona ancient county Patronat d Estudis Osonencs Plain of Vic Sub PyreneesReferences edit El Parlament aprova la llei de creacio del Moianes amb els vots en contra de Ciutadans i l abstencio del PP in Catalan La Vanguardia 2015 04 15 Retrieved 2015 04 15 a b El municipi en xifres Institut d Estadistica de Catalunya Retrieved 2015 05 25 External links editOfficial comarcal web site in Catalan Information about Osona from the Generalitat de Catalunya in Catalan 41 56 53 N 2 14 42 E 41 94806 N 2 24500 E 41 94806 2 24500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Osona amp oldid 1172326419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
