Balsareny
Barcelona · Cataluña
Balsareny (Catalan pronunciation: [bəlsəˈɾɛɲ]) is a municipality in the North of the comarca of Bages in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the river Llobregat, with its typical forests of Aleppo pines. It is connected by road (BP-4313) with Súria and Avinyó. The name is thought to be derived from the Catalan words balç (escarpment) and areny (sand); the castle and the village have their origins on an escarpment in a sandy plane. The first written mention of the settlement (as pago bazarenensi) dates from 966. The village developed around the castle, which was built at a strategic point at the confluence of the river Mujal with the Llobregat, but most people lived in dispersed masias (farms). At the end of the 16th century, Baron Ferran Oliver sold some land around the castle and three streets were created: Carrer Vell (Old Street, nowadays Àngel Guimerà), Carrer Nou (New Street) and Carrer de la Creu (Cross street). A sanctuary dedicated to Mary is documented since 1009. The romanesque Church of St. Mary dates from late 13th century, but the building has undergone many transformations since then. The town was walled, but with the increase of population, new streets were added outside the walls. In the 19th century the walls were demolished and the roads were improved. Along with the Manresa-Berga railway (1885, closed down 1973), this contributed toward a flourishing textile industry, though this has now almost disappeared. In 1945 the extraction of the rich layers of potassium salts (sylvite and carnallite) started, and today this remains a major employer, but many other small and medium enterprises have also been created. There is also one of the major European production plants from Gates Corporation, an American manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power, employing about 240 people. On 7 August 1963 the guerrilla leader Ramon Vila Capdevila - the last of the Spanish Maquis to hold out since the end of the Spanish Civil War - was killed by Guardia Civil officers near a castle in Balsareny.
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Origins
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History
Limita al norte con el municipio de Navás, al este con Gayá, al sur con Sallent de Llobregat y al oeste con Castellnou de Bages. Hasta mediados del siglo XIX se denominaba Valsareny.
Monuments
•Castellot del Serrat del Maurici
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•Cista del Pla del Coll
•Creu del Collet del Nado
•Castell de Cornet
•Barraca de pedra seca
What to visit
•Aqüeducte de Santa Maria - Sèquia de Manresa
•Necròpolis del Serrat dels Morts
•Castell de Balsareny
Gallery
Festivals
Fiesta de los Arrieros (en catalán, Festa dels Traginers). Declarada fiesta de interés Turístico en 1970.
Fiesta de San Marcos.
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- February: Fiesta de los Arrieros (10) · Barcelona (12)
- April: Fiesta Mayor de Balsareny (25)
What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Jueves, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Plaça de la Mel
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Ruta de les vint ermites (GR 176, 83.17 km)
•Puigcerdà - Montserrat (GR 4, 163.64 km)
•Ruta de les Colònies (PR-C 144, 28.5 km)
•Sender de Sallent (PR-C 133, 29.16 km)
•Sender dels Maquis (GR 179, 62.65 km)
•Sender dels Maquis. Variant Sant Cugat del Racó - Turó de la Torre (GR 179.1, 8.3 km)
•Camí Natural de la Sèquia (25.4 km)
•Puigcerdà-Montserrat. Variant Cabrianes (GR 4.3, 7.4 km)
•Camí Ramader de Marina (CRdM, 230 km)
•El Camí IT7TR1 El Camí de Llevant: de Montserrat a Salses (CC-C)
•Els Orígens de la Sèquia (Balsareny) (OrSeq, 5.8 km)
•GR 270 Camí del Llobregat - Etapa 5 (GR 270, 22.9 km)
Services
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Famous people
•Pedro Casaldáliga, obispo católico español
•Carlus Padrissa, director de teatro español
•Carmen Mir
•Jordi Corominas Escudé
Town hall
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How to get there
- 🚗 45 km from Terrassa (about 32 min by car)
- 🚗 50 km from Sabadell (about 35 min by car)
- 🚗 74 km from Barcelona (about 52 min by car)
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- ✈️ 82 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 58 min by car)
- ✈️ 92 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 65 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.2 km away
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- BBVA · 0.2 km away
- Caixabank · 0.3 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 3.7 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Combustibles Balsareny · 0.9 km away
- Petrocat · 4.2 km away
- SALLENT DE SERVEIS, S.L. · 6.5 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.4 km away
- Tourist office · 0.5 km away
- Tourist office · 0.7 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador de la Costa Gran · 4.2 km away
- Mirador dels Cellers · 4.2 km away
- Viewpoints · 4.9 km away
Buses
4 paradas de autobús en el municipio:
•Balsareny - ctra. Moià - pl. Llobregat
•Balsareny - Vilafruns
Pharmacy and health
•Centre d'Atenció Primària de Balsareny
•Farmacia Farmàcia Iglesias Llagostera, Albert — carrer de Berga 2
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Obituaries
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In loving memory
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