The Government Delegate of Spain in Catalonia, Carlos Prieto, visited, Monday 20 January, the walls of Cervera, Where the section of the barbecana will be restored with funds from the “Program 2% Cultural”.
They will rehabilitate 317,97 Linear meters, of a height between 6 i 13 metres, In a total surface of 2.667,09 m2.
The action aims to solve the construction pathologies existing in this section. The proliferation of vegetation and the effects of the passage of time have produced detachment, Lack of mortar and cracks on stone boards.
The project plans to carry out a cleaning and clearing, an archaeological excavation to rely on the wall, which will be protected with hydraulic lime concrete. It is col·Locaran Bastides, A cleansing of the historic ensemble will be carried out, Those parts of the most worn wall and the stone pieces that crown the battlements will be restored, Among other performances.
The works, that is scheduled to start in the summer, will last more than 1 year.
The project has a cost of 771.440 euros. He 60% will be financed with the contribution of the 2% from the state (462.864 euros) and the 40% Remaining with subsidies from the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya (110.123 euros) and the Diputación de Lleida (100.000 euros), and backgrounds of the Paeria de Cervera (us 100.000 euros).
The Government Delegate, Carlos Prieto, He has made in Cervera the first visit to a municipality to evaluate the investment of the Government of Spain in Catalonia through the 'Program 2% Cultural’, than in this year's edition 80 millions of euros to the recovery and value of 93 monuments of the historical heritage of the State, of which one 20% They will go to projects in Catalonia.
During the visit he was accompanied by the Government Delegate in Lleida, Jose Crespín; the paer in head, Jan Pomés; and councilors Ramon Augé, Antonio Delgado and Montse Closes.
Carlos Prieto emphasized "the good work that Cervera does for the conservation of heritage and to attract tourism". He has also stated the state's commitment to continue contributing to upcoming phases of works.
By Jan Pomés, "The protection of the walls is a key project for the Paeria". Has announced that “the Master Plan, which prioritizes the area around the Generalitat monument, it plans to continue in 10 Phases more in the whole of the walled enclosure ”.
Cervera Wall
The walls that the city preserves are, essentially, From medieval times and the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were built during the reign of Peter the Ceremonious. The fortification works carried out in that period involved the construction of almost 3 miles of wall that surrounded a surface near the 200.000 square meters.
TO SEGLE XX, The urban evolution of the city took place towards the northern flat area, leaving behind the primitive medieval enclosure. This circumstance favored it to be preserved, in better or worse status, almost all of the circuit of the time of Peter the Ceremonious (declared bcin the 1985).
Restoration of the walled circuit
The first rehabilitation work on the walls consist of the year 1977, In the area of Barbacana Street, Right in the field where you will act again this year 2025.
Between the years 2000 i 2008 was executed, In five phases, A comprehensive restoration project of the walled circuit, who started in the area of the door of the wells.
The total investment was of 2.557.033 euros. The Ministry of Public Works, Through L’A 1% Cultural, contributed the 55% of the budget (1.406.368 euros), while the 45% Remaining was financed with European Feder Fund Aid (720.506 euros) and the contribution of the Paeria (430.158 euros).
After years without acting, he 2025 The work of the first of a total of eleven phases will begin, According to the Master Plan. Once the restoration has been completed in the barbecue place, The second phase will run in the area below the castle.
