 The town is linked to the rest of the "comarca" and to Igualada by the C-241 road.In 976, Borrell II, Count of Barcelona, sold the castle of Queralt and the surrounding area to Viscount Guitart, and by 1018, castles had been built at Santa Coloma and other strategic locations.The Gurb-Queralt family established a barony and remained in control of the area for the next two centuries.