Banyoles

For the ethnic group in Uganda, see Banyole.

Banyoles (Catalan pronunciation: [bəˈɲɔləs]) is a city of 20,168 inhabitants (2021) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.

Banyoles
Municipality
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°7′10″N 2°45′59″E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Pla de l'Estany
Government
• mayor	Miquel Noguer Planas (2015)[1] (CiU)
Area [2]
• Total	11.0 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	19,615
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Banyolí
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17820
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.banyoles.cat

The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to the nearby city of Girona (12 km to the south).

Banyoles was connected to Girona by the 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached it by 1928. Service on the line continued until 1956.^[4][5]

Lake

Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles, a natural lake located in a tectonic depression.

Venues

It was the venue for the rowing events in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

The "negro of Banyoles", a controversial piece of taxidermy, was at Darder Museum (ca)(fr).

Events

Each year a triathlon Premium European Cup (or even an IFC Canoe Marathon World Championship in 2010) is held in Banyoles, the hometown of the Spanish 2011 Champion Carolina Routier. National and regional events take place as well throughout the year, such as the Spanish triathlon championship ^[6] and the Championship of Catalonia.^[7]

Notable people

• Coro football player - grew up in Banyoles
• Andreu Fontàs football player
• Salvador Oliva i Llinàs poet and translator
• Irene Rigau politician
• Albert Serra filmmaker