Castelló d'Empúries
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castelló d'Empúries (Catalan pronunciation: [kəstəˈʎo ðəmˈpuɾiəs]) is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres.
Castelló d'Empúries | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Castelló d'Empúries Location in Catalonia  Castelló d'Empúries Castelló d'Empúries (Catalonia)  Castelló d'Empúries Castelló d'Empúries (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°15′30″N 3°4′30″E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Girona |
| Comarca |  Alt Empordà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anna Massot i Font |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,820 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. 1325-1341 saw a period of large expansion of this capital town, which ultimately ceased being the capital once the county joined the Crown of Aragon in 1385.
The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the neighboring urbanisation of Empuriabrava, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.
- Pilar Nouvilas i Garrigolas (1854-1938), painter
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
