- Berga
infobox catalan municipio
title=Berga
arms=Escudo Berga.svg
location_
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 GendrauBerga is the capital of the "comarca" (county) of
Berguedà , inCatalonia . See alsoList of municipalities in Barcelona .La Patum
Berga is perhaps most famous for its traditional festival of "
La Patum ", a celebration which occurs everyCorpus 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 byHannibal 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 ["Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana" vol.III pg.466. Edicions 62. Barcelona, 1971] .Berga was ruled by
viscounts in theEarly Middle Ages and it had its own counts from 988.Berga was sold to king
Peter II of Aragón in 1199.Sister cities
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Högsby ,Sweden [ [http://www.hogsby.se/INTERNET/KOMMUNFAKTA/vanorter.asp Vänorter ] ]References
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