L'Esquirol
{{Infobox settlement
| name = L'Esquirol
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| image_caption = L'Esquirol
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| coordinates = {{coord|42|2|14|N|2|22|10|E|source:eswiki|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = Community
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Catalonia}}
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Barcelona
| subdivision_type3 = Comarca
| subdivision_name3 = Osona
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Àlex Montanyà i Rifà (2015){{cite web|url=http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=0825410007|title=Ajuntament de l'Esquirol|publisher=Generalitat of Catalonia|access-date=2015-11-13}}
| area_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.idescat.cat/emex/?lang=en&id=082541|title=El municipi en xifres: L'Esquirol|publisher=Statistical Institute of Catalonia|access-date=2015-11-23}}
| area_total_km2 = 61.8
| elevation_m = 693
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| postal_code = 082541
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| website = {{URL|lesquirol.cat}}
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{{Language with name/for|ca|italic=no|L'Esquirol|the squirrel|paren=left}}, {{IPA|ca|ləskiˈɾɔl}}) known as Santa Maria de Corcó until 4 June 2014, is a municipality in the comarca of Osona in Catalonia, Spain.
Etymology
The name l'Esquirol (literally "the squirrel") comes from a former local inn Hostal de l'Esquirol which was recorded in the 17th century, but is thought to be ultimately from the old Catalan "es querol", meaning "the little rock".{{cite web|title=Santa Maria de Corcó conserva el nom malgrat la victòria de l'Esquirol en una consulta perquè la participació no ha arribat al 50%|url=http://www.ccma.cat/324/Santa-Maria-de-Corco-conserva-el-nom-malgrat-la-victoria-de-lEsquirol-en-una-consulta-perque-la-participacio-no-ha-arribat-al-50/noticia/2316995/|website=ccma.cat|publisher=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, SA|date=23 February 2014|access-date=13 August 2015|language=ca}}
"Esquirol" is used as a pejorative term for strikebreakers in Catalan and Spanish,[http://dle.rae.es/?id=Gi8iTXu esquirol] in the Diccionario de la Real Academia Española. equivalent to "scab" in English. Legend has it that this meaning originated in the 19th century, when striking workers of a textile factory in the town of Manlleu were replaced by textile workers from the town of Esquirol. The Manlleu workers called the strikebreakers "esquirols" as an insult.{{cite web|title=Diccionari català-valencià-balear - "esquirol"|url=http://dcvb.iec.cat/|website=dcvb.iec.cat|publisher=Institut d'Estudis Catalans|access-date=14 August 2015}}
History
The village dates to the 15th century when it formed along the path from Vic to Olot. The settlement started around an inn called the Hostal de l'Esquirol on a homestead named Parai. The village was popularly known as L'Esquirol. The other name of the village, Santa Maria de Corcó, was added in 1743 when the Corcó parish relocated to Esquirol, and became the official name of the municipality in Francoist Spain. On 4 June 2014 the name was officially changed back to L'Esquirol.{{cite web|title=El ple municipal aprova canviar el nom de Santa Maria de Corcó per l'Esquirol|url=http://www.ccma.cat/324/El-ple-municipal-aprova-canviar-el-nom-de-Santa-Maria-del-Corco-per-lEsquirol/noticia/2334213/|website=ccma.cat|publisher=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals, SA|access-date=13 August 2015|language=ca}}
Villages
References
{{Reflist}}
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. {{ISBN|84-87135-01-3}} (Spanish). {{ISBN|84-87135-02-1}} (Catalan).
External links
{{Commons category|L'Esquirol}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190113070346/http://www.lesquirol.cat/ Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament]
- [http://aplicacions.municat.gencat.cat/index.php?page=consulta&mostraEns=0825410007 Government data pages] {{in lang|ca}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = L'Esquirol
|N = Sant Pere de Torelló
|NE = La Vall d'en Bas
|E = Rupit i Pruit
|SE = Tavertet
|S = Les Masies de Roda
|SW = Manlleu
|W = Torelló
|NW =
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{{Osona}}
{{Municipalities in Barcelona}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:Municipalities in Osona
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