Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Girona |
| Comarca |  Alt Empordà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Assumpció Brossa Gratacós (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,473 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Castelló d'Empúries is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres.
In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. 1325-1341 saw a period of large expansion of this capital town, which ultimately ceased being the capital once the county joined the Crown of Aragon and Catalonia in 1385.
In 1809 the 113th Regiment de Ligne of Napoleon's Army fought here.[3]
The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the neighboring urbanisation of Empuriabrava, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ajuntament de Castelló d'Empúries". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Castelló d'Empúries". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Tony Broughton. "French Infantry Regiments and the Colonels who Led Them: 1791 to 1815". The Napoleon Series.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Castelló d'Empúries.
- Castelló d'Empúries-Empuriabrava (espai web de l'Ajuntament)
- Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Informació de l'Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
- CRAE Poble a poble: Castelló d'Empúries
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