La Força Vella de Girona (2). Castells i torres

Abstract

The perimeter of the so-called Força Vella corresponds to that of the founding Roman city with the Carolingian addition and, during the Middle Ages, urban defense was organized through three castles (Gironella, Sobreportes and Cabrera) and several towers with a wall sector infeuded in the hands of several families. The study, based on documentary and archaeological data, tries to identify them and, when possible, describe their elements and characteristics

El perímetre de l’anomenada Força Vella correspon al de la ciutat romana fundacional amb l’afegitó carolingi i, durant l’edat mitjana la defensa urbana s’organitzà a través de tres castells (Gironella, Sobreportes i Cabrera) i diverses torres amb un sector de muralla infeudades a mans de diverses famílies. L’estudi, a partir de dades documentals i arqueològiques, intenta identificar-les i, quan és possible, descriure’n elements i característiques