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  CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catalonia
Catalonia is bounded on the north by France (the ancient province of Roussillon) and the little independent republic of Andorra, on the west by Aragon, on the south-west by
Catalonia and her Castilian rulers had its origin in the persecution which Juan II, the husband of Doña Juana Enriquez, carried on against his son, the Prince of Viana, who was generally beloved by the Catalans.
Catalonia is one of the fourteen military districts of Spain, and is divided into four military governments.
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  Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community (comunidad autónoma) and historic region of Spain encompassing the northeastern Spanish provincias of Gerona, Barcelona, Tarragona, and Lérida.
The autonomous community of Catalonia occupies a triangular area in the northeastern corner of Spain and is bordered by France and Andorra in the north, Aragon in the west, Valencia in the south, and the Mediterranean Sea in the east.
Catalonia monopolized trade in the western Mediterranean in the 13th and 14th centuries, and Catalan interests dominated the union with Aragon until 1410, when the male line of the counts of Barcelona became extinct.
www.orbilat.com /Encyclopaedia/C/Catalonia.html   (1029 words)

  
 Catalonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catalonia was officially recognised as a nationality in the Catalan Statute of Autonomy enacted in 1979 pursuant to the Spanish Constitution of 1978.
Catalonia is a historic country in southern Europe, which corresponds to the present-day Autonomous Community of Catalonia, in Spain, plus Western Strip or Franja de Ponent in Aragon (Spain), and Northern Catalonia in France.
The Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia borders on Land of Valencia to the south, Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catalonia   (1764 words)

  
 Villas in Spain, Costa Brava, Costa Dorada and Catalonia Countryside
Villas in Spain, Costa Brava, Costa Dorada and Catalonia Countryside
The coastline of Catalonia comprises the Costa Brava in the North, El Maresme closer to Barcelona, and the Costa Dorada in the South.
Combine your stay in Catalonia with a few nights in the stunning city of Barcelona.
www.northspainvillas.com   (436 words)

  
 Catalonia Pyrenees .com - Travel Guide, Hotels and Accommodation
Beginning on the Coast, where the cliffs drop to the waters of the Ancient Mediterranean, we leisurely move toward the Catalan Pyrenees Mountains.
Beautiful clusters of lakes and the headwater valleys of Catalonia's chief rivers nestle between towering peaks.
Attractions include: facilities for winter sports, adventure sports, mountaineering and rock-climbing, a highly rated, distinctive cuisine, a rich heritage of Romanesque art, natural parks and reserves, highly picturesque towns, opportunities for country holidays and a good range of accommodation.
www.cataloniapyrenees.com   (0 words)

  
 CATALONIA by All About Spain
Catalonia has a very marked culture of its own, most evidently of Mediterranean tradition, and is distinguished of most other Spanish regions in several aspects, not at least by its language, Catalonian (although everybody speaks and understands Castilian Spanish perfectly).
Catalonia's excellent gastronomy is characterized by seafood, rice dishes, wines of great international reputation and traditional desserts like the famous "Catalonian Cream".
Catalonia's capital, located at the Mediterranean Sea, offers the structures of a true metropole.
www.red2000.com /spain/region/r-catal.html   (408 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Catalonia Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, Spanish: Cataluña, French: Catalogne) is a region and Spanish autonomous region (Comunidad autónoma) in the north-east of the Spanish state.
Catalonia constitutes the original nucleus and the most important and extensive territory of Catalan language and culture, but the norm in Catalonia is Catalan-Castilian bilingualism, and this is one of the first things the visitor notices upon entering the territory.
The Spanish autonomous comunity of Catalonia borders on Valencia to the south, Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast.
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 Catalonia - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya, Spanish: Cataluña, Aranese: Catalonha, French: Catalogne) is an Autonomous Community of Spain, in the north-east corner of the country.
The Generalitat is the institution of self-government in Catalonia.
The Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia borders on Valencia to the south, Aragon to the west, France and Andorra to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east and southeast.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Catalonia   (3307 words)

  
 Principality of Catalonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Catalonia /ˈkætəˌloʊ̯nɪə/, or the Principality of Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya or Principat de Catalunya ;; Spanish: Cataluña or Principado de Cataluña; Aranese: Catalonha or Principautat de Catalonha ; French: Catalogne or Principauté de Catalogne), is a historic country in southern Europe, embracing a territory now situated in the north-east of Spain and an adjoining portion of southern France.
The Parliament of Catalonia is probably the oldest in history, and comes from the 11th century.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Spanish Catalonia benefited from the beginning of open commerce to America and protectionist policies enacted by the Spanish government, becoming a center of Spain's industrialization; to this day it remains one of the most industrialized parts of Spain, along with Madrid and the Basque Country.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catalonia_(historic_territory)   (1014 words)

  
 Comarques of Catalonia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Figueres is the capital of the comarca of alt empordà, in the province of girona, catalonia, spain....
Tremp is the capital of the comarca of pallars jussà, in the province of lleida, catalonia, spain....
Ripoll is the capital of the comarca (county) of ripollès, in the province of girona, catalonia, spain....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/co/comarques_of_catalonia.htm   (2524 words)

  
 Catalonia accommodation pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya; Spanish: Cataluña; Aranese: Catalonha) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain.
Catalonia is the original heartland of Catalan, and remains the most important and largest territory where the language is spoken.
Catalonia has regulated its institutions and their various competences within the framework provided by the Spanish constitution in the "Sau Statute." The similarity of Spanish and Catalan eases bilingualism, but they are certainly not dialects of a single language.
www.direct-hotels-online.com /Spain/Catalonia/Catalonia.html   (339 words)

  
 Golf courses Catalonia Catalunya Cataluña
Catalonia is rapidly emerging as one of the finest areas in Europe for playing golf, with a great variety of top quality courses for all levels.
Catalonia is set in the east of Spain on the Mediterranean coast, its mild climate and breathtaking scenery make it an ideal setting all year round to relax and enjoy your golf.
But Catalonia is not just the home of some beautiful and testing golf courses, it is also famous for it's culture, food and wine, the exciting day and nightlife of Barcelona, beautiful beaches and crystal waters, and most of all the warmth and friendliness of its people.
www.barcelonagolf.com /golf-courses-catalonia.html   (347 words)

  
 What is Catalonia ?
Catalonia is a nation of Europe and it is a Mediterranean country.
Catalonia is inside the Euro zone, which means that the official money is the EURO, also common in many countries and states of Europe (like Germany, Italy, the Nederlands, Finland and Ireland,...).
Catalonia is inside European Union, and it has the benefits (and problems) of the European Union, but as Catalonia is not a State, so it can NOT decide in the Europe Governement.
www.geocities.com /shaniacatalan/english/catalonia.html   (504 words)

  
 History of Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The term Catalonia is first documented in an oath 12th century) to Ramon Berenguer III Count of Barcelona in which he is referred to catalanicus heroes rector catanicus and dux catalanensis and also the name Catalania (Catalonia) is found.
During the 13th and 14th centuries Catalonia became one of the most regions of Europe dominating a maritime empire across the western Mediterranean Sea after the conquest of Valencia Balearic Islands Sardinia and the accession to Sicily of the kings of Aragon.
In the latter half of the 19th century Catalonia became a centre of Spain's Demands for autonomy rose from the 1900s and a provincial body the Mancomunitat the four provinces from 1914 until its suppression by the dictatorship Primo de Rivera in 1925.
www.freeglossary.com /History_of_Catalonia   (675 words)

  
 Catalonia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
The history of medieval Catalonia is that of the counts of Barcelona, who emerged (9th cent.) as the chief lords in the Spanish March founded by Charlemagne.
Catalonia failed in its rebellion (1461–72) against John II of Aragón, and after the union (1479) of Aragón and Castile, Catalonia declined.
Catalonia elected its first parliament as an autonomous region in 1980, and by the mid-1990s Catalan nationalists had become a force in both Catalonian and Spanish politics.
www.bartleby.com /65/ca/Cataloni.html   (538 words)

  
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Peopled, according to the most probable opinion, by Iberian races, Catalonia was from the earliest ages invaded by foreign settlers, the Greeks in particular founding the colonies of Rhodon (Rosas) and Emperion (Ampurias) on the beautiful Gulf of Rosas.
Catalonia forms part of the Roman Hispania Tarraconensis and Citerior, and the country is still full of Roman remains.
Catalonia is a small country (32,000 Km2) with a long history and six million inhabitants.
www.lycos.com /info/catalonia.html   (596 words)

  
 History Of Catalonia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The term Catalonia is first documented in an oath (early 12th century) to Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, in which he is referred to as catalanicus heroes, rector catanicus, and dux catalanensis, and also the name Catalania (Catalonia) is found.
During the 13th and 14th centuries Catalonia became one of the most important regions of Europe, dominating a maritime empire extending across the western Mediterranean Sea, after the conquest of Valencia, Balearic Islands, Sardinia, and the accession to Sicily of the kings of Aragon.
Thirteen years after the union (1479) of Aragon and Castile, which brought Catalonia into the new kingdom of Spain, the discovery of America by Columbus in a Spanish-sponsored expedition shifted Europe's economic centre of gravity from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean and undermined Catalonia's economic and political importance.
www.wikiverse.org /history-of-catalonia   (626 words)

  
 Catalonia travel guide - Wikitravel
Catalonia (Catalan: Catalunya) is an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain.
Catalonia has a great variety of different landscapes very close to each other, mountains on the Pyrenees (at the border with France), green hills on north of the country, agricultural planes on the west and beaches on the east.
Catalonia is today an autonomous region within Spain, but in fact has an older history as the independent kingdom of Aragon which in some ways historically predates Spain itself.
wikitravel.org /en/Catalonia   (2087 words)

  
 Catalonia - Chakuwiki
Catalonia is a little, very insignificant region inside Spain, and it is loved by rumanian people.
When Catalonia was founded, the Catalans decided to make the catalan cream and this change was very important in order to save money and avoid the general cost of paint supplies for posters and billboards.
Catalonia is famous for the Montmelo circuit (designed by Count Caramello Montmelo), an integral computer part in octum computing.
wiki.chakuriki.net /en/index.php/Catalonia   (366 words)

  
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The National Youth Council of Catalonia (CNJC) is a non-governmental platform that groups together the main youth associations and councils in Catalonia.
Orwell was in Catalonia from December 1936 to June 1937.
Catalonia is an ideal place to improve your golf or for beginners to learn to play.
www.lycos.com /info/catalonia--miscellaneous.html   (356 words)

  
 Catalonia tourist information - a travel guide to Spain
The Catalonia region has with high mountain ranges, such as the Pyrenees, the inactive volcano of Garrotxa, and the peculiar Montserrat Mountain.
On December 22, 1979, Catalonia was officially recognized as a nationality by the Spanish government.
Catalonia's long tradition of international commerce helped it to shape as one of the most cosmopolitan places in Spain.
www.justtourspain.com /catalonia/index.asp   (252 words)

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