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Selva
Selva () is a coastal comarque (county) in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm and the Costa Brava (part of the Mediterranean coast). Unusually, it is divided between the provinces of Girona and Barcelona, with Fogars de la Selva being part of Barcelona province and all other municipalities falling inside Girona province. Also unusually, its capital, Santa Coloma de Farners, is no longer among its larger municipalities, with the coastal towns of Blanes and Lloret de Mar having far surpassed it in size. Selva borders the comarques of Maresme, Vallès Oriental, Osona, Garrotxa, Gironès Gironès (; es, Gironés) is a comarca (county) in eastern Catalonia, Spain, bordering Selva, Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà, Pla de l'Estany and Garrotxa. , more than half of the comarca's 175,148 inhabitants live in the capital, Girona, which ..., and Baix Empordà. Municipalities References External links *Official t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloret De Mar
Lloret de Mar (; ) is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia, Spain. It is south of Girona and northeast of Barcelona. With a population of 38,402 in 2021, it is the second largest town in the Selva comarca of Catalonia. Lloret de Mar attracts summer visitors on package tours. Its main beach (length: 1,630 m; width: 45 m; small, gravel-like stones) is one of the most popular Costa Brava beaches, and is consistently awarded the Blue Flag for cleanliness. Geography The town of Lloret de Mar covers has of coastline and of forest. It borders Vidreres and Maçanet de la Selva to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, Tossa de Mar to the north, and Blanes to the south. Climate Lloret de Mar has a climate that is on the border between a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') and a coastal Mediterranean climate (Köppen ''Csa''), with the former very rarely seen anywhere in Southwestern Europe; temperatures are always much milder due to thermal effect moderator o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fogars De La Selva
Fogars de la Selva is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated to the north of the Montnegre range, and is linked to Tordera by a local road. The village used to be called Fogars de Tordera, and is the only municipality in the Selva to be part of the province of Barcelona rather than the province of Girona. Demography References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links * Government data pages Municipalities in the Province of Barcelona Municipalities in Selva {{Barcelona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riudellots De La Selva
Riudellots de la Selva is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the basin of the Onyar river, on the A-7 ''autopista'' and the main N-II road, and is served by a RENFE railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona and the GE-672 road and is close to the aeroport of Girona. The Gothic church Gothic architecture (or pointed architecture) is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It e ... of Sant Esteve dates from the 16th century. References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Official website Government data pages Municipalities in Selva Populated places in Selva {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maçanet De La Selva
Maçanet de la Selva () is a Spanish municipality in the province of Girona, situated in the ''comarca'' of the Selva, Catalonia. It is an important communications junction, where the routes from the coast meet those from the Prelittoral Depression to form a single axis north towards Girona and the French border. RENFE railway lines run both south-east (with the N-II road) towards Blanes and the coasts of the Maresme and south-west (with the A-7 ''autopista'' and the C-251 road) towards Granollers Granollers () is a city in central Catalonia, about 30 kilometres north-east of Barcelona. It is the capital and most densely populated city in the comarca of Vallès Oriental. Granollers is now a bustling business centre, having grown from a t ...: the station is shared with the neighbouring municipality of Massanes. Main sights *Romanesque church of ''Sant Llorenç'' *Church of ''Sant Pere de Martorell'' *Torcafelló Castle * Montbarbat Iberian settlement References * Panare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massanes, Catalonia
Massanes, also called Maçanes, is a municipality of the province of Girona, in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the left bank of the Tordera river. Local roads link the town with the A-7 ''autopista'', the C-251 road and the RENFE railway station shared with Maçanet de la Selva Maçanet de la Selva () is a Spanish municipality in the province of Girona, situated in the ''comarca'' of the Selva, Catalonia. It is an important communications junction, where the routes from the coast meet those from the Prelittoral Depress .... Demography References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Official website Government data pages Municipalities in Selva Populated places in Selva {{Spain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caldes De Malavella
Caldes de Malavella is a municipality of the Comarques of Catalonia, comarca of Selva in Catalonia, Spain. In 2014, its population was 7,130. The place was formerly very famous for its thermal baths. Transport Public transport is generally accessible within Caldes de Malavella. It is also well- connected to other cities in Spain through the rail system. Rail Caldes de Malavella is served at the Caldes de Malavella railway station to the West of the urban centre. It is connected via the Barcelona Sants to Portbou railway line run by the Renfe railway network. The journey time to Girona and Barcelona is approximately 20 minutes and 1 hour and 30 minutes respectively. The frequency of the train ranges from 10 minutes to an hour. Bus It is also possible to travel from Girona to Caldes de Malavella via bus. The journey time from Girona is approximately an hour. Airport The nearest airport to Caldes de Malavella is Girona-Costa Brava Airport. There is no direct bus from the airport t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Coloma De Farners
Santa Coloma de Farners () is a spa town and capital of the ''comarca'' of the Selva, in Catalonia, Spain, and of the judicial district of Santa Coloma. It is situated on the edge of the Selva Depression and of the Guilleries. The local economy is mainly commercial, given the status of the town as capital of the comarca, although summer tourism, agriculture and forestry products also contribute. The urban centre is to the north and west of the main modern communication routes, although the C-253 road links the town with the main N-II route and the AP-7 ''autopista'' and to the RENFE railway station at Sils (10 km). The GE-533 runs through the northern part of the municipality, linking it with Vic to the west and with Riudellots de la Selva, Vilobí d'Onyar and Girona-Costa Brava Airport to the east. The town dates from at least 898, when the church is mentioned for the first time. Destroyed during the course of the Magyar invasion of 942, it was rebuilt in 950. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sils, Girona
Sils is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a RENFE railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona. Demography Lake Sils Formerly a 7 km2 lake, known as '' Llac de Sils'' or ''Estany de Sils'' existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century and only a few residual wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...s remain. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation. References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant Hilari Sacalm
Sant Hilari Sacalm is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalunya'', Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan). External links Government data pages Municipalities in Selva Populated places in Selva {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidreres
Vidreres is a municipality in the comarca of La Selva, the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The name of Vitrariis appears in the 12th century and it meant 'vidriera' or 'vitralleria', which in english means stained glass Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition .... But the origin or the cause of that name is yet unknown. A really popular fest is "El Ranxo", the name of a soup with rice as the main ingredient, that it is made on the Tuesday of the week of carnival, for all the villagers. Every year it takes place the Ludibàsquet, a basketball fest. Some of the places of interest that you can visit are the Sant Iscle's castle, Castell de Sant Iscle, from the 12th century. Or also the church of Santa Susana, of romanic origin, located in Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglès, Girona
Anglès () is a Spanish municipality, in the ''comarca'' of Selva, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It has an area of 16.30 km² and a population of 5,446 people (2008). Notable people * Remedios Varo Uranga, (Anglès, 1908 - Mexico City, 1963), Surrealist painter. Villages *Anglès, 5.005 * Cuc, 23 *La Farga LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on Figure 8 ( ..., 6 * Les Mines del Sant Pare, 24 * Pla d'Amont, 102 * Pla d'Avall, 51 References External links Pàgina web de l'AjuntamentGovernment data pages Municipalities in Selva Populated places in Selva {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osor, Girona
Osor is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of la Selva in Catalonia, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... Main Sights * Pont Vell, 15th century bridge * Sant Pere d'Osor church References External links Official website Government data pages Municipalities in Selva {{Girona-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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