Ajuntament de Castellterçol

Josep Maria de Anzizu Foundation

The Foundation was initially established to foster the study and exchange of ideas on issues related to organisations (enterprises, associations, public entities etc) assuming that economic profitablity could be attained with respect for human and social aspects. This idea gave birth to the "Center for Organisational Studies" (COS), based in Barcelona but with an international, rather than local, focus. Every year or two COS has organised "Round Tables" attended by international esperts. One of them took place at the castle of Castellterçol in 2006 to discuss the topic of "governance". About twenty local and interntional professionals attended this Round Table.

COS is now part of the Business School EADA and has its own web page: www.cosbcn.com

Even though the emphasis of the foundation was initially related to organisational and managerial aspects, the bylaws mentioned the possibility of financing projects related to the village of Castellterçol and especially its castle. In 2008, COS became part of EADA and the bylaws were modified to emphasize Castellterçol and its castle as the main object of the foundation. The article nº 3 of the bylaws establishes the following:

Article 3. The main object of the foundation is to help promoting activities related to the education and the cultural and social development in general.

The foundation will also have as its objective acitivies related to the castle of Castellterçol, the village and its environment.

As far as the first objective is concerned, the foundation has an international scope. For the second, the foundation will develop its activites mainly in Catalonia.

The governance of the foundation is assured by a "Patronat" (board) that has the folloing members

Josep M de Anzizu, President

David Parcerisas, Secretary

Montserrat Castanya

Jordi Costa

Jean-Terry Roberts

Gerardo Salvador

Over the years, the foundation has helped in the consolidation and maintenance of the dcastle of Castellterçol and has been a sponsor of a number of events and publications:

- Cultural summer activities dating from 1998. Since 2000, concerts in the forest in front of the castle as part of the cycle "Music at the Catalan castles"

- Events commemorating the 1100 anniversary of the document mentioning the castle (1998)

- Performance "The Terçol castle" by Els Trobadors del castell, Grup Nou de Teatre and Esbart Rosa d'Abril. (2004)

- Performance "Terçol", Esbart Rosa d'Abril, (2008).

- Edition of a collection of guides "Caminem per Castellterçol" (Let's walk around Castellterçol) with editions on farmhouses, fountains and ice keeping constructions.

- Collaboration in the edition of the book "Postals de Castellterçol"1900-1950", by Assumpta Rafel

- Edition of the "Auca dels mil cent anys de Castellterçol", by Ramon Arús with designs of Vicenç Mas.

- Workshop on Urban Development (Castellterçol.Strategies for its future) that took place in 2000 with the participation of professors, students and experts in this area.

Since 2009, the group "Friends of the Castle of Terçol" has been integrated into the legal structures of the foundation but has a high degree of autonomy.