La Jonquera
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| Coordinates: 42°25′11″N 2°52′31″E / 42.41972°N 2.87528°ECoordinates: 42°25′11″N 2°52′31″E / 42.41972°N 2.87528°E | |||
| Country |  Spain |
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| Community |  Catalonia |
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| Province |  Girona |
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| Comarca |  Alt Empordà |
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jordi Cabezas i Llobet | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 56.93 km2 (21.98 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 3,075 | ||
| • Density | 54.014/km2 (139.89/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Jonquerenc, jonquerenca, jonquereño, jonquereña | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
La Jonquera (Catalan pronunciation: [ɫə ʒuŋˈkeɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of l'Alt Empordà, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated just by the border with France, with the municipalty of Le Perthus.
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[edit] History
The area has always been an important pass through the Pyrenees. A contemporary motorway runs not far from the ancient Roman road, the Via Augusta. Not far from there is an altar erected by Pompey at the Coll de Panissars.
La Jonquera was a site of a conflict involving the retreating French crusaders in 1285 that ended in their defeat.
[edit] Geography
[edit] Civil parishes
La Jonquera (2,888 inhabitants in the village) has got 4 civil parishes (poblaciónes). The village of Els Límits is situated on the French-Spanish border, contiguous to its French twin town, Le Perthus.
| Village | Population (2005) |
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| Canadal |
9
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| Els Límits |
115
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| Requesens |
0
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| Sant Julià |
4
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[edit] Interesting places
- Church of Santa Maria.
- Ruins of Santa Maria de Panissars (mediaeval Benedictine monastery), in the coll de Panissars.
- Ruins of the castell de Rocabertí.
- Castell de Canadal, with the church of Santa Cristina or Sant Jaume de Canadal (c. IX).
- Romanesque churches (Sant Pere del Pla de l'Arca and Sant Martí del Forn del Vidre (10th century), and Santa Llúcia, Sant Miquel de Solans and Sant Julià dels Torts (12th century).
- Porta Catalana (work of Josep Lluís Sert), in the border.
- Several megalithic monuments (dolmens and menhirs).
[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 1588 | 1273 | 1199 | 1964 | 2582 | 3075 |
[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
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- Ajuntament de La Jonquera
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
