Santa Maria de Besora

Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora
Location in Catalonia
Santa Maria de Besora
Santa Maria de Besora (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°07′46″N 2°15′32″E / 42.12944°N 2.25889°E / 42.12944; 2.25889
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceBarcelona
ComarcaOsona
Government
  MayorCamil Adam Vilarrasa (2015)
Area
  Total
24.7 km2 (9.5 sq mi)
Elevation
866 m (2,841 ft)
Population
 (2018)
  Total
143
  Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Besorenc, besorenca
Websitewww.santamariabesora.cat

Santa Maria de Besora (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə məˈɾiə ðə βəˈzɔɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the north side of the Bellmunt range in the north of the comarca. It is linked to Sant Quirze de Besora and to Vidrà by a local road. Besora castle has an eleventh-century Romanesque church: there is also a pre-Roman chapel at Sant Moí. Santa Maria de Besora became part of Osona in the comarcal revision of 1990: previously it formed part of the Ripollès.