Castellfollit de la Roca

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Castellfollit de la Roca

Castellfollit de la Roca (Catalan pronunciation: [kəsˌteʎfuˈʎid ˈrɔkə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Garrotxa, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The urban area is bordered by the confluence of the Fluvià and Toronell rivers, between which the town's basalt cliff rises.

Castellfollit de la Roca viewed from its old church bell tower
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Castellfollit de la Roca is located in Province of Girona
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Castellfollit de la Roca is located in Spain
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Castellfollit de la Roca (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°13′17″N 2°33′3″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaGarrotxa
Government
  MayorMiquel Reverter i Tres (2015)[1][2] (ERC)
Area
  Total
0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2018)[4]
  Total
956
  Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
DemonymCastellfollitenc
Websitewww.castellfollitdelaroca.cat
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The basalt cliff

Castellfollit de la Roca is part of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park. The basalt crag where the town is situated is over 50 metres (160 feet) high and almost a kilometre long. It was formed by the overlaying of two lava flows.[5]

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