What is Rec Comtal?
{{Infobox building |image=Rec Comtal Vallbona.JPG}} The '''Rec Comtal''' de [[Barcelona]] was a hydraulic structure of the first magnitude that will last until the segle xix as one of the main water suppliers in the city, which was used for irrigation and also in its use of force to operate the various [[Mill (grinding)|mills]] built along its route. It is a work protected as a Cultural Property of Local Interest It took water from the [[Besòs river]] to the walls of the city. Construction was begun by [[Miro, Count of Barcelona]] in the 10th century, but it may date back to [[Roman empire|Roman]] times. It supplied water until the mid-20th century. In March 2016, extensive remains of structures associated with the system were discovered during excavations at [[Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/local/barcelona/20160308/40280493192/hallada-piedra-rosetta-rec-comtal-glories.html|title=Hallada la piedra de Rosetta del Rec Comtal en Glòries|author=Domingo Marchena|publisher=[[La Vanguardia]]|language=Spanish|date=2016-03-08|accessdate=2016-03-08}}</ref> == Related pages == *[[Font del gat (water trough)]] == References == {{Reflist}} == Bibliography == * {{Smallcaps|Guàrdia}}, Manuel (ed.). ''La Revolució de l'aigua a Barcelona: de la ciutat preindustrial a la metròpoli moderna, 1867-1967''. Barcelona: Institut de Cultura, Muhba, 2011. {{ISBN|9788498503654}} * MARTÍN PASCUAL, Manel (1999): ''El Rec Comtal, 1822-1879. La lluita per l'aigua a del segle XIX'', Barcelona, Fundació Salvador Vives i Casajuana, Editorial Rafael Dalmau. {{ISBN|84-232-0599-1}} == Other websites == {{commonscat}} * {{cite web | title=Portal d’Informació Urbanística (PIU) | website=Ajuntament de Barcelona | date=2023-05-18 | url=https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/ecologiaurbana/ca/serveis/la-ciutat-funciona/urbanisme-i-gestio-del-territori/informacio-urbanistica/portal-informacio-urbanistica | language=ca | ref={{sfnref | Ajuntament de Barcelona | 2023}} | access-date=2023-07-10}} [[Category:H