L'Escala
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| Coordinates: 42°7′29.19″N 3°7′54.75″E / 42.124775°N 3.131875°ECoordinates: 42°7′29.19″N 3°7′54.75″E / 42.124775°N 3.131875°E | |||
| Country |  Spain |
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| Autonomous community |  Catalonia |
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| Province | Gerona | ||
| Comarca | Alt Empordà | ||
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| • Alcalde | Estanis Puig (Socialists' Party of Catalonia) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 10,387 | ||
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | escalenc/escalenca | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 17130 | ||
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| Website | Official website | ||
L'Escala is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava, located between the southern end of the Gulf of Roses and Cala (bay) Montgó. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies. The GE-513 road runs inland from the town.
The Alfolí de la Sal, also known as the Pòsit Vell, is a seventeenth century warehouse formerly used to store the salt necessary to preserve fish landed at the port: it is now a protected historic-artistic monument. The ruins of Empúries are located on the territory of the municipality, with Phoenician and Roman remains dating from 580 BC.
L'Escala is the village of Víctor Català (pseudonym of Caterina Albert, 1869-1966) a famous novel writer.
[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2001 | 2009 |
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| 2515 | 2462 | 2475 | 3117 | 4721 | 5823 | 10.140 |
[edit] References
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Cala Mongó
- Nautic Club L'Escala
- Accommodation by Cala Montgó in Camping Neus
- Coast battery of Punta Milà
L'alt Empordá (Catalan ror High Emporium) Is a Comarca in nord-west Spain. The capital of L'Alt Emporda is Figueres The city of Dali
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