Queralbs

Queralbs
Municipality
Queralbs town hall
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°21′02″N 2°09′47″E / 42.35056°N 2.16306°E / 42.35056; 2.16306Coordinates: 42°21′02″N 2°09′47″E / 42.35056°N 2.16306°E / 42.35056; 2.16306
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Ripollès
Government
• Mayor	Maria Inmaculada Constans Ruiz (2015) (CIU)
Area
• Total	93.5 km2 (36.1 sq mi)
Elevation	1,236 m (4,055 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	182
• Density	1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Queralbí, queralbina
Website	www.ajqueralbs.cat

Queralbs (Catalan pronunciation: [kəˈɾaɫps]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Pyrenees to the north of Ribes de Freser, with the peaks of Puigmal (2909 m), Infern (2896 m) and Noufonts (2864 m). Tourism and hydroelectric generation are the bases of the local economy. The shrine of Núria is situated in the municipality, to the north of the village: it houses a romanesque mural image of la Mare de Déu de Núria. The shrine is reached by a rack railway from Ribes de Freser, which also serves the village. There is also a local road to Ribes de Freser (7 km, 4 miles), which serves the ski resort.

The first historical mention of Queralbs is in the consecration act of the church of the Urgell Diocese in 836—thus the town's motto, poble mil·lenari (millennial town)--and its Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint James, dates to the late tenth century.

Queralbs is located to the north-west of the active Amer-Brugent fault system. Queralbs was entirely destroyed in the Catalan earthquake of 1428 whose epicentre was in nearby Camprodon.

For many years, Queralbs was the vacation home for the former president of the Generalitat, Jordi Pujol.