Amer () is a

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in the ''comarca'' of la

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in the

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. From 1895, Amer was linked to

Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...

by the narrow gauge

Olot–Girona railway The Olot to Girona Railway was a gauge railway line that operated over of track between Olot and Girona, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The line crosses the Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa Natural Park and follows the valleys of ...

, which was extended to

Les Planes d'Hostoles Les Planes d'Hostoles () is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 1,694. From 1900, Les Planes d'Hostoles was linked to ...

in 1900,

Sant Feliu de Pallerols Sant Feliu de Pallerols () is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and the population in 2014 was 1,353. From 1902, Sant Feliu de Pallerols was linked to Girona by th ...

in 1902 and

Olot Olot (; ) is the capital city of the ''Catalonia/Comarques, 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 municipali ...

in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway.

History

The first

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news we have is about the battle that

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's army had against the Moors in the year 785 in the Indret de Sant Corneli in the town of Sant Climent d'Amer.

Villages

*Amer 1.897 *

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, la 53 * Grup Solivent, 206 * Lloret Salvatge, 3 * Palou, 24 * Sant Climent d'Amer, 35 * Sant Genís, 0 * Veïnat de la Jonquera, 21 * Veïnat del Colomer, 7 * Veïnat del Mont, 12

Notable people

Carles Puigdemont Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó (; born 29 December 1962) is a Catalan politician and journalist from Spain. He has been the President of Together for Catalonia (Junts) since 2024, having previously held the office from 2020 to 2022. He served ...

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who lead the creation of a referendum on Catalan independence in 2017, was born in Amer in 1962. * Pere Buxó Domènech,

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and

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. (Amer, 13 November 1916 - Amer, 30 December 1998).

Traditions

* La Sardana de l'alcalde. *Esclafar burros. *

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of snail whistle, on the first Sunday of February at the hermitage of Santa Brígida.

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
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