Berga 98891 214293035 2008-05-22T22:23:18Z 192.17.144.121 {{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== <references/> {{catalonia-geo-stub}} {{Bergueda}} ==External links== {{Geolinks-cityscale|42.101|1.844}} [[Category:Berguedà]] [[Category:Municipalities in Barcelona]] [[an:Berga]] [[ca:Berga]] [[de:Berga (Barcelona)]] [[es:Berga]] [[eu:Berga]] [[fr:Berga]] [[it:Berga]] [[nl:Berga (Barcelona)]] [[pt:Berga]] [[ty:Berga]] [[ro:Berga]] [[ru:Берга]] [[fi:Berga]]