Castell-Platja d'Aro

Castell-Platja d'Aro municipality
Beach in Castell-Platja d'Aro
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Girona
Comarca :	Baix Empordà
Coordinates	41 ° 49 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 49 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E
Height :	5  msnm
Area :	21.68 km²
Residents :	10,860 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	500.92 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	17048
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Mayor :	Joan Giraut i Cot
Website :	www.platjadaro.com

Castell-Platja d'Aro is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Empordà in the northeast of the Spanish region of Catalonia . It consists of the three districts Castell d'Aro, Platja d'Aro and s'Agaró ; the municipal administration is based in Platja d'Aro. Due to the location on the Costa Brava , the places are very touristy .

There are numerous small settlements on the outskirts, such as Mas Nou with the Hapimag holiday complex , which offer a spectacular view of the coast and a golf course.

The Camí de Ronda runs along the coast ; the path connects the main beach with numerous smaller beaches.

Population development

location

Central shopping street of Platja d'Aro

Castell d'Aro is located in the heart of the Costa Brava, 106 km north of Barcelona. It borders on Calonge to the north, Santa Cristina d'Aro to the west, Sant Feliu de Guíxols to the south, and the coast to the east. Castell-Platja d'Aro is located at the eastern end of the Vall d'Aro, a narrow valley that is drained by the Ridaura River and lies between the heights of the Cadiretes and Gavarres. Platja d'Aro was originally a small fishing village on the road connecting Palamós and Sant Feliu de Guíxols with a 2 km long beach. It is now mainly a tourist place with hotels and other tourist shops.

history

Prehistoric time

The first evidence of human settlement is a multitude of burial chambers dating back to the Neolithic around 2500 BC. Go back BC. Around 2000 BC Around the end of the Neolithic Age, a group of people settled the mountains Teumal and Vallbanera. There are a large number of buildings from this period, such as the monolith of Vallbanera or the cathedral "Cova dels Moros".

Roman times

Roman ruins from the 1st to 4th centuries AD have been discovered at Vila de Pla de Palol. Most of the courtyards and open spaces have been preserved over an area of ​​10,000 m². The villa was part of a large agricultural estate that included a vineyard.

middle Ages

Castle of the Benedorminers

In the Middle Ages, the country was mainly settled by farmers. In 781, Charlemagne offered the land to the Bishop of Girona. The first official document on Platja d'Aro in its original name Fanals d'Amunt dates back to 968. The origin of the Castle d'Aro lies in the castle of the Benedorminer. This castle was first documented in 1041. In 1585 a new church was built in Fanals de Baix, now Fanals d'Aro, around which a settlement developed. In 1774 this church was enlarged.

Modern

In the following centuries there was only one parish until 1858, when finally in Romanyà, Bell-lloc, Santa Cristina d'Aro and Solius, Castell d'Aro and Fanals d'Aro split off.

In 1962 the town was renamed from Fanals d'Aro to Platja d'Aro as part of the tourist development. The authorities moved from Castell d'Aro to Platja d'Aro.

Town twinning

The French town of Brive-la-Gaillarde in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region has been the twin town of Castell-Platja d'Aro since 2000 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
2. ↑ Platjadaro.com: Situation ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 1, 2014.  

Web links

Commons : Castell-Platja d'Aro  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Playa de Aro  - travel guide