Castell de Gurb crowns a characteristic hill at 841 meters elevation in the center of Gurb municipality, rising behind the old parish church of Sant Andreu and marked by a large iron cross at its summit. Documented from 886 as castrum Gorbi, it was owned by the counts of Barcelona and later by the noble Gurb and Queralt families. A declared cultural asset of national interest, the castle ruins include bases of walls, circular tower fragments, wall corridors, and arch beginnings, suggesting occupation since Iberian and Roman times. From its elevated position, the fortress once controlled routes toward Lluçanès and the ancient Cerdana road.
