El Call in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

El Call: Carrer de Sant Sever

Medieval Jewish Quarter, 12th-14th centuries

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 19, 2019

1. El Call: Carrer de Sant Sever Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

(Catalan:) Límit nord del Call. A la dreta limitava amb els dominis episcopals i a l'esquerra estava tallat pel mur romà. No s'obrí fins a final del segle XIV, vers el carrer de la Palla.

(Spanish:) Límite norte del Call. A la derecha limitaba con los dominios episcopales y a la izquierda estaba cortado por el muro romano. No se abrió hasta finales del siglo XIV, hacia la calle de la Palla.

(English:) Northern limit of the Call. The right hand side bounded on the Episcopal dominions and the left was cut off by the Roman wall and was not opened until the end of the 14th century near Carrer de la Palla.

Erected by Ajuntament de Barcelona, Museu d'Historia de Barcelona. (Marker Number C3.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 41° 22.982′ N, 2° 10.515′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in El Call. It is at the intersection of Carrer de Sant Sever and Carrer de Salomó ben Adret on Carrer de Sant Sever. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrer de Sant Sever 3, Barcelona, Cataluña 08002, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

in Europe,

in the European Union,

in Atlantic Europe,

on the Iberian Peninsula,

in the Schengen Area,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

a Spanish colony,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Aerial Bombing of the Plaza / El Bombardeo de la Plaza / El Bombardeig de la Plaça (within shouting distance of this marker); El Call: Placeta de Manuel Ribé

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial to the Victims of the Bombing of January 30, 1938 (within shouting distance of this marker); Collegi Sant Jordi / College of Sant Jordi (within shouting distance of this marker); Sant Felip Neri Bombing Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); El Call: Carrer de Sant Honorat (within shouting distance of this marker); El Call: Carrer de Sant Domènec (within shouting distance of this marker); El Call: Rabbi Samuel Ha-Sardi Stone (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

El Call: Carrer de Sant Sever Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 19, 2019

2. El Call: Carrer de Sant Sever Marker - wide view

Marker inset of El Call, showing the location of each related historical marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 19, 2019

3. Marker inset of El Call, showing the location of each related historical marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 249 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.