La Seu d'Urgell

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La Seu d'Urgell, the capital of the Catalan Pyrenees, is situated at the convergence of two rivers, the Segre and Gran Valira, at the gateway to Andorra. Its strategic location made it an important commercial and cultural city in medieval Catalonia, and it was used in the Middle Ages as the seat of the Hegemon, the governor of the district. It was a joint principality of Spain and France until it gained parliamentary independence in 1993.

Beautiful La Seu d'Urgell, capital of the Catalan Pyrenees, boasts remnants of its rich historic and cultural heritage and is still a center of culture.

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