Cervera

Cervera is the capital of the comarca of Segarra, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.

It was the site of the Universitat de Barcelona for some 150 years after the War of the Spanish Succession. The urban legend says that the new king Philip V wanted to reward the town for its fidelity to his party, so asked the town principals what sort of recompense they wished for. They replied they wanted a sea port (the province is land locked and some 100 km from the nearest sea). Instead, the king awarded them the university of the rebel Barcelona.

[http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ]	Municipalities of Segarra
Biosca \| Cervera \| Estaràs \| Granyanella \| Granyena de Segarra \| Guissona \| Ivorra \| Massoteres \| Montoliu de Segarra \| Montornès de Segarra \| Les Oluges \| Els Plans de Sió \| Ribera d'Ondara \| Sanaüja \| Sant Guim de Freixenet \| Sant Guim de la Plana \| Sant Ramon \| Talavera \| Tarroja de Segarra \| Torà \| Torrefeta i Florejacs

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