Cruïlles is a village in the

Baix Empordà Baix Empordà in Catalan (; en, Lower Empordà, italic=yes) or Bajo Ampurdán in Spanish () is a ''comarca'' (county) in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is one of the two ''comarca'' into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal d ...

, now part of the municipality of Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, which is the administrative center and location of City Hall. It was its own municipality until 1973, when it merged with

Monells Monells is a village belonging to the municipality of Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura in the comarca of the Baix Empordà Baix Empordà in Catalan (; en, Lower Empordà, italic=yes) or Bajo Ampurdán in Spanish () is a ''comarca' ...

and

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to form the current municipality. In 2005 it was the second most populated village in the municipality after Puigventós with 250 inhabitants.

Geography

The expansive borders of Cruïlles extend from the plains of Empordà to finally encompass much of the massifs of the Gavarres. The village is located at the

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, above the Daró river and at the foot of the rural road GI-664 between la Bisbal d'Empordà and Cassà de la Selva, a few miles from

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History

The town was the seat of the lords of Cruïlles, which, in the thirteenth century, was also

Peratallada Peratallada is a town in the municipality of Forallac, in the county of Baix Empordà, in Catalonia, Spain. It is located 22 km east of Girona. Its name is derived from ''pedra tallada'', meaning 'carved stone'. Declared a historic-artistic mo ...

Monuments and landmarks

Cruïlles Tower Cruïlles is a village in the Baix Empordà, now part of the municipality of Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, which is the administrative center and location of City Hall. It was its own municipality until 1973, when it merged with M ...

* Monastery of Sant Miquel de Cruïlles *

Parish Church of Santa Eulàlia de Cruïlles A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

* Hermitage of la Mare de Déu de l'Esperança

External links

Cruïlles a la pàgina de l'ajuntament
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cruilles Populated places in Baix Empordà