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The Sau reservoir, today, allows us to take stock in a single image of all the remains of the ancient town of Sant Romà de Sau that have come to the surface as the drought persisted and the reservoir lost water, as we see in Photos from La Vanguardia Readers.
In the same panorama we can see the first remains of the Gothic bridge, the old mill, the cemetery, the ruined houses… Everything that reminds us of the town of Sant Romà de Sau.
The reservoir, inaugurated in 1962, covered the town of Sant Romà de Sau, the remains of which, especially the bell tower of the Romanesque church, are visible when the level of the dammed water is low. And now it is at 1.16% of its capacity, with which almost everything has already come to the surface.
The origins of Sant Romà de Sau take us back to the 10th century. At that time, although it was a small town, it had a few farmhouses, a few houses, a mill, a Romanesque church… In addition, from the end of the 14th century it had a bridge, with five arches, which was the most notable of those that crossed the river Ter. In modern times, a railing was added to facilitate passage. And it is the one that is now beginning to be seen.
This reservoir is part of a system of three swamps (along with those of Susqueda and Pasteral) that unites the counties of Osona, in the province of Barcelona, ??and La Selva, in the province of Girona.
Furthermore, in this last image we can see the sunrise in this beautiful place of Les Guilleries, with the sun poking its head through the low clouds. A very beautiful picture, but looking at how empty the swamp is… words are unnecessary.
