Verges () is a municipality in the
Province of Girona
The Province of Girona ( ; ) is a Provinces of Spain, province in the northeastern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida, on the southwest ...
,
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
.
Features
The town is famous for its ''Dansa de la Mort'' celebrations every
Holy Thursday
Maundy Thursday, also referred to as Holy Thursday, or Thursday of the Lord's Supper, among other names,The day is also known as Great and Holy Thursday, Holy and Great Thursday, Covenant Thursday, Sheer Thursday, and Thursday of Mysteries. is ...
, probably the last remaining
Dance of Death
The ''Danse Macabre'' (; ), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory from the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death.
The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of death, summoning represen ...
in Europe, performed uninterruptedly since the Middle Ages.
Among the notable citizens born in Verges are:
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Francesc Cambó
Francesc Cambó i Batlle (; 2 September 1876 – 30 April 1947) was a Conservatism, conservative Spain, Spanish politician from Principality of Catalonia, Catalonia, founder and leader of the autonomist party ''Lliga Regionalista''. He was a mini ...
. (1876-1947) politician
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Lluís Llach. (1948) singer
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Maria Perpinyà Sais. (1901-1994) writer and journalist
See also
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Traditions of Catalonia
Traditions of Catalonia are sets of traditions, values, customs, and festivities that belongs within the culture of Catalan people. While most are of ancient origin, certain traditions are of relatively recent introduction. There are also some t ...
References
External links
Pàgina web de l'AjuntamentGovernment data pages
Municipalities in Baix Empordà
Populated places in Baix Empordà
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