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There is an unprecedented corner between the village of Les Pallargues and Florejacs, in La Segarra. They are known as Les Pletes and were used to shelter flocks and shepherds.
This shed looks like a Romanesque cloister and can be considered a marvel of popular architecture, which we can admire in Las Fotos de los Lectores de La Vanguardia.
By definition, the pleta is a portion of land (field or meadow) delimited by a wall or barrier made of stones or logs, within which cattle graze in the field or in the mountains (or to prevent them from entering it). ).
However, in the chronicle of Jaime I, the pleta has the meaning of fortification or defensive military structure. And, in the case of Les Pletes del Urgell, they are architecturally more complex structures, as can be seen in the images.
In the transition zone between the Urgell and the Segarra, in the hollows of Barrers and Casablanca and in the Vilagrasseta valley, we can discover several examples of pits.
In this way, a discovery route of popular rural architecture can be established through the whole of Pla, Cervera, Diego, Carbonell, Llobera and Castillo.
