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Pi de les Tres Branques ((:pi ðə ləs tɾɛs 'bɾaŋkəs), "the three-branched pine") is a pine tree located in the countryside near the town of Berga in north-central Catalonia, Spain. It has long been regarded by Catalan nationalists as representing the unity of the three "Catalan Countries"〔 and is the site of regular political-cultural gatherings, especially the large gathering in July each year. The tree has been dead since the early 1910s and is in poor structural condition, due in part to politically-motivated vandalism, but there is a very similar living tree a short distance away known as ''Pi Jove de les Tres Branques'' ("the young three-branched pine"), which is regarded as its successor. Both are protected as "monumental trees" by the Catalan government. ==Situation== The tree is a Scots pine (''Pinus sylvestris''), tall, and as its name suggests, consists of three main branches or trunks rising from a common base. It is located in the centre of the Campllong plain, which measures about by and occupies the flat floor of a valley, surrounded by forested mountains of the Pre-Pyrenees, at an altitude of .〔 To the south, separating the valley from Berga town, is the ridge, home to the religious complex, and to the north are the Rasos de Peguera mountains and ski resort. Berga is away by road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vissir3 )〕 The valley was previously more populated and farmed and grazed, and Pi de les Tres Branques stood out conspicuously in its centre, due to its height and full foliage, and visible from a long distance, as is shown in old photographs. However, due to rural depopulation and abandonment of land, the forest has subsequently expanded, and Pi de les Tres Branques now has many other trees in its vicinity, which, together with its current skeletal form, make it much less visible than before. The valley is traversed by a minor road which terminates at the small settlement of Castellar del Riu at its western end. The road passes close by Pi de les Tres Branques, which is indicated by a signpost. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pi de les Tres Branques」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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