# Alt Ter > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alt_Ter > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alt_Ter.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_Ter > Source revision: 1243456285 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Natural and historical region in Catalonia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Alt Ter | settlement_type = Natural region | image_map = 250px | image_flag = | image_shield = | coordinates = | seat_type = Largest city | seat = [Vic](/source/Vic%2C_Spain) | subdivision_type = [Sovereign state](/source/Sovereign_state) | subdivision_name = {{flag|Spain}} | subdivision_type1 = [Community](/source/Autonomous_communities_of_Spain) | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Catalonia}} | subdivision_type2 = [Vegueria](/source/Vegueries_of_Catalonia) | parts_type = [Counties](/source/Comarques_of_Catalonia) | parts = {{unbulleted list | [Lluçanès](/source/Llu%C3%A7an%C3%A8s) | [Osona](/source/Osona) | [Ripollès](/source/Ripoll%C3%A8s) }} | unit_pref = Metric | area_total_km2 = 2428.4 | population_total = 191,534 | population_as_of = 2022 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | footnotes = Statistics from [IDESCAT](/source/Statistical_Institute_of_Catalonia) }} '''Alt Ter''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈaɫ tɛr}}; English: ''Upper Ter'') is a [natural region](/source/natural_region) and proposed ''[vegueria](/source/Vegueries_of_Catalonia)''{{Cite web |date=21 October 2008 |title=La vegueria de l'Alt Ter és morta! Visca la Garrotxa, el Ripollès i la Catalunya central! |url=https://naciodigital.cat/osona/societat/la-vegueria-de-lalt-ter-es-morta-visca-la-garrotxa-el-ripolles-i-la-catalunya-central_393132_102.html |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=Osona |language=ca}} by the [Ter](/source/Ter_(river)) river in [Catalonia](/source/Catalonia). Consisting of the [counties](/source/Comarques_of_Catalonia) of [Lluçanès](/source/Llu%C3%A7an%C3%A8s), [Osona](/source/Osona) and [Ripollès](/source/Ripoll%C3%A8s), it is part of the regions of [Central Catalonia](/source/Catalunya_Central) and [Girona](/source/Girona). with 191,534 inhabitants as of 2022.{{Cite web |title=Idescat. Statistical Yearbook of Catalonia. Population on 1 January. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces. |url=https://www.idescat.cat/indicadors/?id=aec&n=15224&lang=en |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=www.idescat.cat}}{{Cite web |date=3 May 2023 |title=El Lluçanès, 43a comarca de Catalunya |url=https://www.ccma.cat/324/el-llucanes-43a-comarca-de-catalunya/noticia/3226918/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=[3/24](/source/3%2F24) |language=ca}} == History == Historically, the proposal to become a vegueria has been based on Region 6 of the [division made during the Spanish Republic](/source/Vegueries_of_Catalonia), which comprised Osona, Ripollès and [Baixa Cerdanya](/source/Cerdanya_(comarca)), following the Trans-Pyrenean Railway, with [Vic](/source/Vic%2C_Spain) as its seat.{{Cite web|date=3 September 2022|title=ORGANITZACIÓ TERRITORIAL. VEGUERIA DE L'ALT TER|url=http://territori.scot.cat/cat/notices/2009/09/organitzaciO_territorial_vegueria_de_l_alt_ter_2007_279.php|access-date=23 April 2024|archive-date=3 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903204046/http://territori.scot.cat/cat/notices/2009/09/organitzaciO_territorial_vegueria_de_l_alt_ter_2007_279.php}} In 2003, a platform for the vegueria of Alt Ter was created, encompassing Osona and Ripollès (and [Garrotxa](/source/Garrotxa) in some instances).{{Cite web |last=Palau |first=Ò |date=23 April 2024 |title=Una llei que va destapar la caixa dels trons territorial - 03 ago 2020 |url=https://www.elpuntavui.cat/politica/article/17-politica/1829822-una-llei-que-va-destapar-la-caixa-dels-trons-territorial.html |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=El Punt Avui |language=ca}}{{Cite web |title=Reneix la reivindicació d'una vegueria de l'Alt Ter que englobi Osona i el Ripollès |url=https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/3673473/20100102/reneix-reivindicacio-vegueria-lalt-ter-englobi-osona-ripolles.html |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=VilaWeb |language=ca}} In 2023, the municipalities of the counties of Bages and Osona were integrated into the new county of Lluçanès, thus making up part of the Alt Ter vegueria proposal. == Geography == The region's most populous settlements are Vic, [Manlleu](/source/Manlleu), [Roda de Ter](/source/Roda_de_Ter), [Torelló](/source/Torell%C3%B3), [Ripoll](/source/Ripoll), [Ribes de Freser](/source/Ribes_de_Freser), [Prats de Lluçanès](/source/Prats_de_Llu%C3%A7an%C3%A8s) and [Camprodon](/source/Camprodon). === Mountains === [[File:Puigmal-Gipfel.jpg|left|thumb|201x201px|[Puigmal](/source/Puigmal), the highest peak of Alt Ter]] To the north of Alt Ter, specifically Ripollès, lies a set of massifs and mountain ranges of the [Pyrenees](/source/Pyrenees) with high peaks: the Creu de Maians (2,020 m), the Puigmal (2,909.8 m), the [Pic de Finestrelles](/source/Pic_de_Finestrelles) (2,827 m), [Pic d'Eina](/source/Pic_d'Eina) (2,789 m), [Pic de Noufonts](/source/Pic_de_Noufonts) (2,861 m), [Pic de l'Infern](/source/Pic_de_l'Infern) (2,869 m), [Bastiments](/source/Bastiments) (2,881 m), [Pic de la Dona](/source/Pic_de_la_Dona) (2,702 m), [Costabona](/source/Costabona) (2,465 m), and Montfalgars (1,610.8 m), all on the line of the border with [Northern Catalonia](/source/Northern_Catalonia) in France. Further south, there is another mountain range, parallel to the previous one. To the west of this range lies the {{Ill|Montgrony|ca}} chain and to the east the [Serra Cavallera](/source/Serra_Cavallera) chain ({{Ill|Taga (mountain)|lt=Taga|ca|Taga}}, 2,039.9 m). Further south, there are other mountain ranges running parallel to the previous ones, all part of the Pyrenees. To the south-west are the Tubau lowlands and the {{Ill|Serra de Matamala|ca}} mountain range. To the south-east, there is a group of mountain ranges that come into contact with the [Transversal Range](/source/Catalan_Transversal_Range): the [Milany](/source/Milany) and {{Ill|Serrat de Santa Magdalena|lt=Santa Magdalena|ca}} ranges and [Puigsacalm](/source/Puigsacalm) (1,514 m), on the border with Garrotxa. In Osona county, to the north, lies the Serra de Bellmunt, home to [Bellmunt](/source/Bellmunt_(Sant_Pere_de_Torell%C3%B3)) mountain (1,247 m). In the north-western part of the region, in {{Ill|Collsacabra|ca}} sub-county, lies the Serra de Cabrera, home to the [Cabrera](/source/Cabrera_(Santa_Maria_de_Corc%C3%B3)) mountain (1,308 m). Between Osona and Lluçanès counties lie mountains such as Miranda (911 m), [Turó de la Creu de Gurb](/source/Tur%C3%B3_de_la_Creu_de_Gurb) (842 m), home to the [Gurb](/source/Gurb) castle, and {{Ill|Santa Llúcia de Sobremunt|ca}} (958 m). == Population == {| class="wikitable" !Counties !Population (2023){{Cite web |title=Idescat. Anuari estadístic de Catalunya. Població a 1 de gener. Comarques i Aran, àmbits i províncies. |url=https://www.idescat.cat/indicadors/?id=aec&n=15224 |access-date=29 June 2023 |website=www.idescat.cat}} |- |[Lluçanès](/source/Llu%C3%A7an%C3%A8s) |3,993 |- |[Osona](/source/Osona) |167,506 |- |[Ripollès](/source/Ripoll%C3%A8s) |6,197 |} == References == == Sources == * {{Cite book |last=Font i Garolera |first=Jaume |title=La Vegueria de l'Alt Ter. Bases històriques i geogràfiques |publisher=Ausa |year=2003 |language=ca |trans-title=The vegueria of Alt Ter. Historical and geographical background |issn=0210-5853}} {{improve categories|date=April 2024}} Category:Geography of Catalonia Category:Natural regions of Spain --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alt Ter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_Ter) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_Ter?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.