- Camprodon
infobox catalan municipio
title=Ripoll
image_skyline_size=200px
location_
province=Barcelona
comarca=Ripollès
population=2,516 hab.
population_year=2007
area=103.37
population_density=24.34
elevation=988
demonym=Camprodonins, camprodonines
mayor=Esteve Pujol i BadàCamprodon is a town in the comarca of
Ripollès inCatalonia ,Spain , placed on thePyrenees , near the French border. It is the birthplace of the musicianIsaac Albéniz , and has a museum dedicated to him.History
The settlement of Camprodon was in
1118 , when Ramon Berenguer III allowed the building of a market near the monastery ofSant Pere de Camprodon , which is located the present-day city. In1252 Camprodon reached the title of royal city and left the jurisdiction of the abbot of Sant Pere.The city celebrates the
feast day of "Sant Patllari" (Palladius of Embrun ), and the church ofSanta Maria de Camprodon claims hisrelics , which lie in a 14th century reliquary ("arqueta de Sant Patllari").External links
* [http://www.camprodon.cat Official website]
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