Taüll

Taüll, a town in the province of Lleida "(Spanish: Lérida)", in Catalonia, Spain, distinguished by the church of Sant Climent de Taüll, an excellent example of Romanesque architecture.

Taüll Is a core of population of the Valley of Boí to the High Ribagorça.

[Edit] Situation Is situated to the bottom of the valley of Boí. The engine of the economy the tourism. To the 2005 counted with 262 inhabitants. To access to Taüll, to the city of Lleida takes the N-230, that begins of Lleida and finishes to Vielha. The N-230 goes through the vila of the Bridge of Suert, continues , clerk of long of the Bridge of Suert until there is one desviament on the right, where takes the L-500, the main road of the Valley of Boí. It continues straight going through Barruera until where further up there is another desviament on the right, that brings you to the populations of Boí, Taüll and until the tracks of ski. Taken this road, the L-501 brings you finally to Taüll.

[Edit] History Until the year 806 the conde of Tolosa freed this region of the sumisió of the Muslim and of a tribute that tenía that pay. Later the valley of Boí was given to the county of Pallars, depend his church of the diocese of Urgell. To the 911 established an obispat in what were incluits the counties of Ribagorça and Pallars that had some serious conflicts with the church of Urgell. The 949 separated the counties and the one of Ribagorça remained how pertanyecent to the nine arçobisbat, already quoted whereas the ones of Pallars went back to the of Urgell. But had new juridical conflicts and new unions of the two counties and until the beginnings of the s Xll did not have one estabilitat neither the the valley of Boí. Then was favoured/favored to big measure for Alfons l (The Batallador). As a consecuéncia of the campaigns of reconquesta and the direct participation of the gentlemen of the county of Pallars, of these manners saw improved and enriquin-. The gentleman of Erill had low jurisdiction the villages of Taüll and of Boí, being this moment of wealth that goes permitir renew the churches rústiques of all the valley, replacing for other of romance building, rícament decorated and with an espléndit liturgical furniture. To Taüll go edificar the churches of Saint Climent,Saint Martí (missing for an avalanche to the years 70) and Saint María. The gentlemen of Erill was a very important barony to the Pirineus. The barony of Erill known perqué planned the buildings of the churches of the valley of Boí. The valley of Boí was dominated by the Erill and had as a castle the village that at present is abandoned, Erillcastell. The name of Taüll means ATA-ULI ("the port of the village")

[Edit] Characteristic Apart from the churches(world-wide heritage for the UNESCO 2000), Taüll offers services for the visitors and for all the necesitats. Supermarkets, houses of farmer, hotels, bars and restaurants, shops of clothes and records, a camping, a small discotheque and even a company of guides of mountain. Taüll Only lives for the tourism and for the ramaderia.

[Edit] Geography Situated to 1.520 metres of height to the valley of Saint Martí, a small valley in the Valley of Boí. His more next river the Saint Martí, affluent of the Noguera of Tor. To the village and happens a ravine, that divides the village in two neighbourhoods, The Guinsa and Lo Neighbourhood. The Guinsa goes of the entry of the village until the ravine, Lo Neighbourhood goes of the same ravine until the high part of the village.

[Edit] Greater Party 18 of July: drop of faults 19 of July: activities and night of party 20 of July: Flat Dance

[Edit] Places of interest romance Church of Saint Climent of Taüll. Romance church of Saint Maria of Taüll.

[Edit] external Links website city council website local council

External links

* [http://vallboi.ddl.net/ Vall de Boí page] (Catalan)