The first traces of humans inhabiting the area date from the Bronze Age and can be seen in form of dolmens such as those found in El Sot de Dones Mortes or in Pardinella. This area was later used by peoples from the Atlantic culture to store bronze weapons and as a passway from the Catalan Central Depression to the Pyrenees. The area also has tombs from the late Roman occupation age and some belonging to the Visigoths.
An abundance of coal and iron ore, coupled with the ample water supply of the rivers Ter and Freser, encouraged a metal-working industry in the early Middle Ages. The furnaces of Ripoll were a prime source of nails for the peninsula. Later, pole arms and crossbows, always in demand, were added to Ripoll's exports. Ripoll enjoyed a reputation throughout Europe for the production of firearms. That success as a manufactory of firearms brought frequent trouble to the city. French invasions in 1794, 1809, 1812, and 1813 crippled the city industries. However, the final and utter destruction of Ripoll, resulting from mines and blasting, occurred in 1839 during the Carlist Wars. Due to the loss of records and archives, not much is known of Ripoll and its industry to this day.
ripoll, other, uses, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, schola. For other uses see Ripoll disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ripoll news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ripoll Catalan pronunciation riˈpoʎ is the capital of the comarca of Ripolles in the province of Girona Catalonia Spain It is located on confluence of the Ter River and its tributary Freser next to the Pyrenees near the French border The population was 11 057 in 2009 RipollMunicipalityFlagCoat of armsRipollLocation in CataloniaShow map of Province of GironaRipollRipoll Catalonia Show map of CataloniaRipollRipoll Spain Show map of SpainCoordinates 42 12 2 N 2 11 34 E 42 20056 N 2 19278 E 42 20056 2 19278Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceGironaComarcaRipollesGovernment MayorJordi Munell Garcia 2015 1 CiU Area 2 Total73 7 km2 28 5 sq mi Elevation691 m 2 267 ft Population 2018 3 Total10 632 Density140 km2 370 sq mi DemonymRipollesClimateCfbWebsitewww wbr ripoll wbr catWikimedia Commons has media related to Ripoll The first traces of humans inhabiting the area date from the Bronze Age and can be seen in form of dolmens such as those found in El Sot de Dones Mortes or in Pardinella This area was later used by peoples from the Atlantic culture to store bronze weapons and as a passway from the Catalan Central Depression to the Pyrenees The area also has tombs from the late Roman occupation age and some belonging to the Visigoths It has a famous Benedictine monastery built in the Romanesque style Santa Maria de Ripoll founded by the count Wilfred the Hairy in 879 The count used it as a centre to repopulate the region after conquering it In the High Middle Ages its castle the Castle of Saguardia located in the county of Les Llosses was ruled by the Saguardia family of which Ponc de la Guardia was a famous troubadour An abundance of coal and iron ore coupled with the ample water supply of the rivers Ter and Freser encouraged a metal working industry in the early Middle Ages The furnaces of Ripoll were a prime source of nails for the peninsula Later pole arms and crossbows always in demand were added to Ripoll s exports Ripoll enjoyed a reputation throughout Europe for the production of firearms That success as a manufactory of firearms brought frequent trouble to the city French invasions in 1794 1809 1812 and 1813 crippled the city industries However the final and utter destruction of Ripoll resulting from mines and blasting occurred in 1839 during the Carlist Wars Due to the loss of records and archives not much is known of Ripoll and its industry to this day See also EditEthnographic Museum of RipollReferences Edit Ajuntament de Ripoll Generalitat of Catalonia Retrieved 2015 11 13 El municipi en xifres Ripoll Statistical Institute of Catalonia Retrieved 2015 11 23 Municipal Register of Spain 2018 National Statistics Institute External links EditOfficial website Government data pages in Catalan Ripoll the cradle of Catalonia in English Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ripoll amp oldid 1014500252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
