Aiguafreda
Barcelona · Cataluña
Aiguafreda (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌajɣwəˈfɾɛðə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located near the Montseny massif. It has a population of 2,190 and occupies an area of 7.96 km². The principal economic activities are tourism and the textile industry. There is a large dolmen located in the center of the property of can Brull, and the church of Aiguafreda de Dalt, founded by the abbess Emma, daughter of the count Wilfred the Hairy.
History
El antiguo topónimo del municipio era Ayguafreda. A mediados del siglo XIX el lugar tenía contabilizada una población de 325 habitantes. Aparece descrito en el decimoquinto volumen del Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar de Pascual Madoz de la siguiente manera:
En 2022 se celebró un referéndum municipal en el que hubo un apoyo mayoritario para cambiar el municipio de la comarca del Vallès Oriental a la de Osona.[cita requerida]
Monuments
Cabe destacar el gran dolmen, situado dentro de la propiedad de Can Brull, y la iglesia de Ayguafreda de Dalt, fundada por la abadesa Emma, hija del conde Wifredo el Velloso. En esta se descubrieron en junio de 1972, importantes restos arqueológicos románicos.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- August: Fiesta de Verano (14)
- September: Santa Cruz (14)
- December: Fiesta Mayor de Invierno (8)
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Viernes, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Plaça de l'Ajuntament
Trails and hiking
•Sender dels Miradors (GR 5, 201 km)
•La Jonquera - Sant Adrià del Besós (GR 2, 221.74 km)
•Sender de la Garriga (PR-C 33, 29.6 km)
•Matagalls - Montserrat (Mm, 81.4 km)
•Itinerari de la riera de Martinet
•Aiguafreda de Dalt (PR-C 200, 16.07 km)
•Old Matagalls-Montserrat
•Camí de Sant Jaume
•Els Tres Monts (106 km)
•Figaró-Tagamanent (PR-C 213, 17 km)
•El Camí IT7TR1 El Camí de Llevant: de Montserrat a Salses (CC-C)
Routes passing through Aiguafreda
Famous people
•Conchita Puig, esquiadora alpina española
•Michele Peiró Victori
•Magdalena Cruells y Comas, misionera española
Town hall
Alcaldía: Miquel Palomeras Anglada
Web oficial: https://www.aiguafreda.cat
Town hall of Aiguafreda
Alcaldía: Miquel Palomeras Anglada Web oficial: https://www.aiguafreda.cat
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How to get there
- 🚗 32 km from Breda (about 23 min by car)
- 🚗 34 km from Sabadell (about 24 min by car)
- 🚗 54 km from Barcelona (about 38 min by car)
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- ✈️ 56 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 40 min by car)
- ✈️ 68 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 48 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.1 km away
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- Where to park · 0.2 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 0.1 km away
- Caixabank · 0.2 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 4.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Petrocat · 2.3 km away
- Repsol · 3.6 km away
- Petrolis Independents Centelles · 3.7 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.1 km away
- Tourist office · 0.2 km away
- Punt d'informació · 0.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.9 km away
- Viewpoints · 1.9 km away
- Viewpoints · 2 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina Municipal · 0.3 km away
- Piscines de Can Miqueló · 3 km away
- Piscina Municipal · 5.6 km away
Wall
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