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Garrotxa
Garrotxa () is a comarca (county) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Its population in 2016 was 55,999, more than half of them in the capital city of Olot. It is roughly equivalent to the historical County of Besalú. Geography Garrotxa borders the comarques of Ripollès, Osona, Selva, Gironès, Pla de l'Estany, Alt Empordà, and Vallespir. It includes the upper basin of the River Fluvià and the headwaters of the rivers Muga, Amer and Llémena. From both the human point of view and that of physical geography, the comarca has a clear division into two subcomarques. Extending north from the valley of the Fluvià, is Alta Garrotxa (Upper Garrotxa), while the southern part is sometimes called the comarca of Olot, after the capital city. The Fluvià flows toward the Mediterranean, and has a relatively small flow of water (1.07 m³/s at Olot). The high humidity of Garrotxa contrasts with that of the neighboring comarques. Annual rainfall is over 1000 mm (about 40 inches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Vall De Bianya
La Vall de Bianya is a municipality of the comarca of Garrotxa, Catalonia, Spain. It is formed by eleven villages scattered around the Bianya and Bac valleys. The seat of the municipal government is in L'Hostalnou de Bianya, and the village with more inhabitants is La Canya. This latter village is divided between the municipalities of La Vall de Bianya and Sant Joan les Fonts. The municipality is part of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park and the Alta Garrotxa Consortium. Etymology La Vall de Bianya can be literally translated from Catalan as ''Valley of Bianya''. The name is a reference to the Bianya valley, the most important landform of the municipality. Throughout history, the word ''Bianya'' has been written with ''B'' and ''V'' (''Vianya''). The oldest reference to the name is from the year 958 (''Vallebiania''), which changed later to ''Bianna'' (1117), ''Bisania'' (1319) and finally, ''Bianya''. During the 19th century the form ''Vianya'' (''Viaña'' in Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant Joan Les Fonts
Sant Joan les Fonts is a municipality of the comarca of Garrotxa, located in Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain. As of 2014, the population is 2,919. Until 1949 it was known as Begudà. It is part of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park. The municipality It is the second most populous municipality of Garrotxa (after Olot). It is located at the confluence linking Girona to Olot, Figueres and Camprodón. It is crossed by the river Fluvià, which has been the engine behind the population's industrial development. Industry is the most developed sector in the municipality, followed by agriculture. History The earliest core of the town was formed in the ninth century. Earthquakes in the years 1427 and 1428 most of the collapsed buildings. A recovery began in the area, with small population centers, that was hampered by civil war in the fifteenth century. During the 17th century, it lived through an age of crisis, aggravated by the War of the Spanish Succession. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olot
Olot () is the capital city of the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The city is known for its natural landscape, including four volcanoes scattered around the city center. The municipality is part of the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park. Olot is also well known for its cultural activity, with historical art movements like Olot school or factories of religious imagery, which contributed to the location in the city of the main Design and Arts & Crafts school of the province of Girona, the Escola d'Art i Superior de Disseny d'Olot. Between 1911 and 1969, Olot was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway. The line has since been converted into a greenway. Etymology The etymology of Olot is not clear and there are several hypotheses. According to the ''Crònica Universal de Catalunya'', Olot was founded by Ulo, former king of the dynasty of Atlanteans, (then called Siculus), with the name of ''Ulot.'' Another theor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besalú
Besalú () is a town in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current ''comarca'' of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as Corbières, Aude, in France. Wilfred the Hairy, credited with the unification of Catalonia, was Count of Besalú. The town was also the birthplace of Raimon Vidal, a medieval troubadour. Besalú was designated as a historical national property ("conjunt històric-artístic") in 1966. The town's most significant feature is its 12th-century Romanesque bridge over the Fluvià river, which features a gateway at its midpoint. The church of Sant Pere was consecrated in 1003. The town features arcaded streets and squares and also a restored mikveh, a ritual Jewish bath dating from the eleventh or twelfth century, as well as the remains of a medieval synagogue, located in the lower town near the rive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riudaura
Riudaura, sometimes also spelled Riudaure, is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa in Girona, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ..., Spain. The local river, riera de Riudaura, caused a flood further downstream in Olot town in 1940. Villages * Bac d'en Déu, 26 * Clot de la Plana, 23 * El Solei, 84 * La Fajula, 15 *Riudaura, 258 References External links Pàgina web oficial de l'AjuntamentGovernment data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa Populated places in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant Aniol De Finestres
Sant Aniol de Finestres is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa in Girona, Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ..., Spain. Villages * La Barroca, 15 * Sant Esteve de Llémena, 221 *Sant Aniol de Finestres, 55 References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Pàgina web de l'AjuntamentGovernment data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa Populated places in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castellfollit De La Roca
Castellfollit de la Roca () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià The Fluvià () is a river in Catalonia. It rises in the Serralada Transversal, passes through Olot and Besalú, and flows into the Mediterranean Sea near Sant Pere Pescador. The ancient city of Empúries Empúries ( ca, Empúries ) was an ... and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises. The basalt cliff The basalt crag where the town is situated is over 50 meters (160 feet) high and almost a kilometer long. It was formed by the overlaying of two lava flows. References External links Official websiteGovernment data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa Populated places in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beuda
Beuda is a Spanish municipality located in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the slopes near the Mont massif, to the north of Besalú Besalú () is a town in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current ''comarca' .... Places of interest *Església de Sant Feliu - Romanesque; 11th century * Monestir de Sant Sepulcre de Palera - Romanesque; 11th century *Església Santa Maria de Palera *Església de Santa Llúcia de Beuda References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieres, Girona
Mieres is a village and municipality in the ''comarca'' of Garrotxa, in the province of Girona, in Catalonia, Spain. References External links Municipal websiteGovernment data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant Ferriol
Sant Ferriol is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 240. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argelaguer
Argelaguer is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ..., Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 425. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Pau
Santa Pau is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ..., Spain. References External links Government data pages Municipalities in Garrotxa {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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