Castelló de Farfanya () is a municipality in the comarca of the Noguera in Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of .
History
Castelló de Farfanya is home to remains of a medieval castle owned by the Counts of Urgell. In 2023, the city council of the municipality announced it would be seeking funding for the restoration of the castle.
In 2018, the municipal government ordered the removal of a local monument commemorating , a militant who was a member of the Movement for Defence of the Land (MDT). The order came following judicial decisions that concluded the monument glorified terrorism.
Government The current mayor of Castelló de Farfanya is , a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC). First elected in 2019, he is the first mayor in Catalonia with a Muslim and Maghrebi background.
References
Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
External links Official website Government data pages