Vic
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- See also VIC.
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Vic is the capital of the comarca (comparable to a county or shire) of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Its population is approximately 30,397 (1996); elevation above sea level is 484 m.
The city is famous for its sausages and other pork derivatives, especially fuet, a thin cured sausage. The making of cured sausages and cold meats stems from the Vic plain's long tradition of pig farming.
During the 8th and 9th centuries, Vic sat in the Spanish Marches that separated Frankish and Islamic forces. At a council in Toulouges in 1027, the bishop of Vic established the first Peace and Truce of God that helped reduce private warfare. During the 18th century the city was the first focus of the rebellion against the centralist policy of Philip V, King of Spain. The conflict became the War of the Spanish Succession, which resulted in Catalonia losing its freedom as a nation.
See also: List of municipalities in Barcelona
External links
- Paul Freedman, "The Diocese of Vic" (http://libro.uca.edu/vic/dv1.htm) has broad implications for the medieval history of Catalonia in general
- Photographs of Vic (http://www.lodgephoto.com/galleries/spain/catalonia/vic/)