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{{About|the mountain in Catalonia||Montserrat (disambiguation)}} |
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| name = Montserrat |
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| photo = Montserrat des de Manresa.JPG |
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| photo_caption = Montserrat seen from [[Manresa]] |
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| elevation_m = 1236 |
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| location =[[Bages]], [[Anoia]], [[Baix Llobregat]], [[Catalonia]] |
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| range = [[Catalan Pre-Coastal Range]] |
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| lat_d = 41 | lat_m =35 | lat_s =30 | lat_NS = N |
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| long_d = 1| long_m =50 | long_s =16 | long_EW = E |
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| region = ES-CT |
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| type = [[Conglomerate (geology)|Conglomerate]] |
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| easiest_route = Via road BP-1121 from [[Monistrol de Montserrat]] |
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'''Montserrat''' ({{IPA-ca|munsəˈrat}}) is a multi-peaked [[mountain]] located near the city of [[Barcelona]], in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]]. It is part of the [[Catalan Pre-Coastal Range]]. The main peaks are Sant Jeroni (1,236 m), Montgrós (1,120 m) and Miranda de les Agulles (903 m).<ref>[http://www.icc.cat/vissir3/ Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya - Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya]</ref> The mountain is the namesake for the [[Caribbean]] island of [[Montserrat]]. Montserrat is sometimes referred to as "tall", or la "cuchador" |
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It is well known as the site of the [[Benedictine]] [[abbey]], [[Santa Maria de Montserrat]], which hosts the [[Virgin of Montserrat]] sanctuary and which is identified by some <ref>[http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=3620 Wolfram von Eschenbach], "Parzival", The legend stems from the Medieval German tale that refers to a mountain called Monsalvat as the location of the grail.</ref> with the location of the [[Holy Grail]] in [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] [[mythology|myth]]. |
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"Montserrat" literally means "saw ([[serrated]], like the common handsaw) mountain" in [[Catalan language|Catalan]]. It describes its peculiar aspect with multitude of [[rock formation]]s which are visible from a great distance. The mountain is composed of strikingly [[pink]] [[conglomerate (geology)|conglomerate]], a form of [[sedimentary rock]]. Montserrat is Spain's first National Park. |
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