- Súria
infobox catalan city
title=Súria
arms=Escut de Suria.svg
location_
province=Barcelona
comarca=Bages
population=6,369
population_year=2007
area=23.61
population_density=269.75
elevation=326
demonym=Surienc, surienca
mayor=Antoni Julian i RiberaSúria is a
municipality in the "comarca" of theBages inCatalonia ,Spain . It is situated in the valley of theCardener river betweenManresa andCardona .The area is best known for its deposits ofpotassium salts, which are exploited commercially and exported to Manresa by a dedicated railway line (there are no passenger rail services between Manresa and Súria). The Old Town, at the foot of the castle, has preserved much of its medieval structure. The municipality is linked to Manresa and to Cardona and Solsona by the C-1410 road.Demography
infobox catalan city demography
pop_1900=1941
pop_1930=3975
pop_1950=4378
pop_1970=6869
pop_1986=6684
pop_latest=6369
latest_year=2007References
* Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). "Guia de Catalunya", Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
* [http://www.suria.cat/ Official website] ca
* [http://www.municat.net:8000/omunicat/owa/mun_p01.dad_ens?via=0&cod=0827470005 Information - Generalitat de Catalunya] ca
* [http://www.idescat.cat/territ/BasicTerr?TC=3&V0=1&V1=08274 Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya] ca
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