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Wildlife Area Attractions In Vielha

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Vielha e Mijaran is a municipality in Aran, Catalonia, Spain. It was created in 1970 by the merger of the municipalities of Arròs e Vila, Betlan, Escunhau, Gausac, Vielha and Vilac: some of the former municipalities retain some privileges as decentralised municipal entities , as does the village of Betren. Mijaran literally means Middle Aran in Aranese, as the inhabited part of the municipality is situated in the valley of the Garonne . The Noguera Ribagorçana has its source on the territory of the municipality, on the opposite side of the watershed. The ajuntament is in Vielha, spelled Viella in Catalan and Spanish, which is also the capital of Aran...
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Wildlife Area Attractions In Vielha

  • 1. Estany de Vielha Vielha
    Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park , is one of the fourteen Spanish national parks, and the only one located in Catalonia. A wild mountain region in the Pyrenees, with peaks rising to 3017 m and with nearly 200 lakes, many of them of glacial origin, the park comprises a core area of 141 km2 and a buffer zone of 267 km2 surrounding the park. The park's name in Catalan is Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, freely translated as The winding streams and St. Maurice lake. The park has an elevation range of 1600 to 3000 metres and contains four major vegetation zones: lower montane, upper montane, subalpine and alpine. The fauna includes Pyrenean chamois, marmot, ermine, roe deer, among other mammals and numerous birds . The park was created in 1955 after Ordesa y Monte Per...
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