{"id":5880,"date":"2013-10-27T22:47:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-27T22:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moianesturisme.cat\/en\/?page_id=5880"},"modified":"2019-04-26T08:38:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T07:38:18","slug":"sant-quirze-safaja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moianesturisme.cat\/en\/home\/10-towns\/sant-quirze-safaja\/","title":{"rendered":"Sant Quirze Safaja"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Sant Quirze Safaja” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1798″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_custom_heading text=”A stroll through poetry and nature” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_empty_space height=”6px”][vc_column_text]Sant Quirze Safaja is the southernmost village of the region of Moian\u00e8s. It is an atypical village, since it does not have a town centre, except for the parish church, situated on top of a scarp called La Mola<\/em>, and the High Street (Carrer Major<\/em>), with its terraced houses.<\/p>\n

The name Safaja<\/em> seems to derive from the word fai<\/em>, which means \u201cfault\u201d, probably referring to this geographic formation.<\/p>\n

The natural environment is so fragile and subtle, that the village has not grown beyond the limits of the only street. The rest of the houses are spread around the municipality in different developments. Due to this distribution, the forest is present everywhere. Different torrents and brooks as well as the Tenes river go through the municipal area.<\/p>\n

Nature is therefore the main heritage of the village: exuberant nature which has drawn comparisons such as: it\u2019s like a \u201clittle Switzerland\u201d, as some authors have remarked.<\/p>\n

The four elements of nature come together in Sant Quirze to create a spectacular landscape: the water, which sculpts fanciful shapes in the rocks; the earth, which gives life to wild vegetation; the fresh air, which takes your breath; and the fire, which kept our prehistoric ancestors warm.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”1797″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]\n

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1043 Inhabitants (2018)
\n66,18 km2
\n542 metres above sea level<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Places of interest” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_separator][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_basic_grid post_type=”project” max_items=”” element_width=”3″ item=”10741″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1556264329476-749b1f83-a9c3-10″ taxonomies=”524″][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”10 Towns” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_class=”no-bullet no-padding”]\n