Caldes de Malavella

Caldes de Malavella municipality
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Girona
Comarca :	La Selva
Coordinates	41 ° 50 ′ N , 2 ° 49 ′ E Coordinates: 41 ° 50 ′ N , 2 ° 49 ′ E
Height :	84 msnm
Area :	57.3 km²
Residents :	7,641 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	133.35 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number ( INE ):	17033
administration
Mayor :	Joan Colomer i Llinàs
Website :	www.caldesdemalavella.cat

Caldes de Malavella is a Catalan town in the Comarca La Selva in the province of Girona . The “Vichy Catalan” mineral water bottled there is a well-known brand in Spain. The Maar Camp dels Ninots is an important fossil site from the Pliocene near the village .

history

In Roman times there was a city under the name Aquae Voconiae or Aquae Calidae in the area of today's Caldes de Malavella.

Seaside resort

Roman baths

Already in the Roman town of Aquae Calidae, the 60 degree warm thermal springs of the place were used. The preserved ruins of the Roman baths in the center are classified as Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional under the highest level of monument protection . The building consists of a central pool measuring 9.60 meters by 9.60 meters and a number of side rooms that are divided into three areas. Other Roman sites in Caldes can be found on the Puig de les Ànimes and the Puig de Sant Grau .

Balneari Prats

The Balneari Prats is a large bathing establishment in the village on Carrer Pla i Deniel. In the second half of the nineteenth century, thermal baths were built in Caldes. Joan Balari started a company in 1840 to use the water from the Font del Puig de les Ànimes fountain . The first building of today's bathing establishment was built between 1890 and 1900 in neoclassical style. In 1912 there was an extensive expansion by Eusebi Bona. In 1960 further buildings were added which, unlike the previous one, are not listed. The area consists of a small park in which the outdoor pool is located. To the left of the magnificent entrance gate is the main building, which is now used as a hotel. The L-shaped main building was designed by the architect Duixans i Masramon and has features of modernism .

Roman baths
Balneari Prats

Important buildings

For the cultural monuments of the place see the list of cultural monuments in Caldes de Malavella .

Fortifications

In the town itself is the Castell de Caldes , a fortification from the 12th century. About three kilometers outside are the ruins of the Castell de Malavella . Both facilities are classified as Bé Cultural d'Interès Nacional under the highest level of monument protection.

Vichy Catalan

Vichy Catalan is a major mineral water producer in Catalonia. The company's main building is in a park on the outskirts of the city. The architect of the building, erected in 1898, was Gaietà Buigues i Monravà . The complex, which has neoclassical elements and decorative forms of modernism , is also used as a hotel.

Vichy Catalan building

Mineral water from Caldes de Malavella

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Francesc Mas i Ros (born January 27, 1901, † August 23, 1985) was a composer of Sardanas . The house where he was born, Casa Mas Ros, is a listed building; Carrer Mestre Mas i Ros in Caldes is just as reminiscent of him as the monumental monument.