Sils, Girona

Sils, Girona
—  Municipality  —
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Sils, Girona Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Selva
Government
• Mayor	Martí Nogué i Selva
Area
• Total	29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population (2007)
• Total	4,347
• Density	145.4/km2 (376.5/sq mi)
Demonym	Silenc, silenca
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Sils is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a RENFE railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1221	1362	1586	1923	2058	4347

Lake Sils

Formerly a 7 km² lake, known as Llac de Sils or Estany de Sils existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19the century. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation.

Image of the Lake Sils in summer 2008

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).

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)