Muralla Medieval

The walled enclosure of Balaguer is a fortification refeted several times inside the municipality of Balaguer d a cultural asset of national interest. It crowns the upper a part of the populace, with big walls, towers and portals. The counts of Urgell, in 1189, agreed with the citizens of Balaguer for the conservation of the partitions, to be built and preserved in accurate condition, with an altitude of 3 tàpies and a thickness of 4 pams the 2 lower and of about three prongs the above.

In the center of the 9th century Balaguer become already an critical city, presided over by using the palace or palace "La Suda". The fortification was made with tall and thick partitions that surrounded the city till it discovered the river Segre. Inside the walled Balaguer, the city of Balaguer resided until the 14th century. The sieges of 1228 and 1280 are famous , and mainly that of 1412. In 1823, General Mina made the tower of the wall fly by means of touching the ice gate and some other half-ruined tower of the camperate.