Berga
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{{infobox catalan municipio |
title=Berga |
arms=Escudo Berga.svg |
location_map=Localització_de_Berga.png|
province=[[Barcelona (province)|Barcelona]] |
comarca=[[Berguedà]] |
population=15,753 hab. |
population_year=2004 |
area=22.56|
population_density=698.27|
elevation=704 |
demonym=Berguedà, berguedana |
mayor=Juli Gendrau}}
{{otheruses}}
'''Berga''' is the capital of the ''[[Catalonia/Comarques|comarca]]'' (county) of [[Berguedà]], in [[Catalonia]]. See also [[List of municipalities in Barcelona]].
==La Patum==
Berga is perhaps most famous for its traditional festival of "[[La Patum]]", a celebration which occurs every [[Corpus Christi (feast)]], lasting for five days.
See also [[List of municipalities in Barcelona]].
==History==
Berga derives its name from the ''Bergistani,'' an [[Iberian]] tribe that lived in the area before the Roman Conquest. The Bergistani were first subdued by [[Hannibal]] in 218 BC. They rebelled twice against the Romans and were twice defeated; after their second uprising, much of the tribe was sold into slavery. [[Livy]] mentions their principal town,''"Castrum Bergium"'' which was likely the precursor to the modern town of Berga<ref>''Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana'' vol.III pg.466. Edicions 62. Barcelona, 1971</ref>.
Berga was ruled by [[viscounts]] in the [[Early Middle Ages]] and it had [[Counts of Berga|its own counts]] from [[988]].
Berga was sold to king [[Peter II of Aragón]] in 1199.
== Sister cities ==
*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Högsby]], [[Sweden]]<ref>[http://www.hogsby.se/INTERNET/KOMMUNFAKTA/vanorter.asp Vänorter<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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