Cercs

Cercs () is a municipality in the comarca of Berguedà in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Llobregat river above the Baells reservoir. It is the site of an important power station which burns the lignite extracted at Fígols and Saldes. The town is served by the C-1411 road between Berga and the Cadí tunnel.

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Settlement.name: Cercs
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Sant quirze pedret-pont medieval.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Pedret bridge
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera Cercs.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Cercs.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Province of Barcelona#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Barcelona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Berguedà
Settlement.leader_party: CiU
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Jesus Calderer Palau (2015)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 47.4

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Official name: Cercs
Demonym: ponterrana
Population: 1196
Area: 47.40
Elevation: 650
Official website: www.cercs.cat
Image: Sant quirze pedret-pont medieval.jpg
Households: 20
Licence plate code: B

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Commons category: Cercs
postal code: 08698
female population: 568
male population: 577
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The Pre-Romanesque church of Sant Quirze de Pedret is the source of two painted conjunts, which are now displayed at the diocesan museum in Solsona and in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona. The remains of the monastery of Sant Salvador de la Vedella are visible on a hill now in the middle of the Baells reservoir. The Cercs Mine Museum is located in the Sant Corneli colony, in the Cercs municipal area.