Organyà
Organyà is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell in Catalonia. It is situated on the right bank of the Segre river below the Trespons gorge, and is served by the C-14 road between Ponts and La Seu d'Urgell. There is a monument to the Homilies d'Organyà, a 12th or 13th century collection of sermons which is the oldest literary text in the Catalan language to survive in its entirety, discovered in the town in 1904.
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Organyà Location in Catalonia Organyà Organyà (Catalonia) Organyà Organyà (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°12′47″N 1°19′44″E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Community | Catalonia |
| Province | Lleida |
| Comarca | Alt Urgell |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cel·lestí Vilà Betriu (2015) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 558 m (1,831 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 792 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ganxo, Ganxa Organyès, organyesa Organyenc, organyenca |
| Website | organya |
Organyà is the birthplace of Rosa Florentina Eroles (1815-1864), the mother of Francis Ysidro Edgeworth.
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