Garriguella

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Garriguella municipality
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Catalonia
Province : Girona
Comarca : Alt Empordà
Coordinates 42 ° 21 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 21 ′  N , 3 ° 4 ′  E
Height : 56  msnm
Area : 21 km²
Residents : 855 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 40.71 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 17493
Municipality number  ( INE ): 17077
Official language : Castilian , Catalan

Garriguella is a Catalan municipality in the province of Girona in northeastern Spain . It is located in the Comarca Alt Empordà .

location

The municipality lies below the Baga d'en Ferran mountain range at an altitude of 56 meters.

economy

In the municipality of Garriguella, cork oaks and pines are grown commercially. The main economic source of income is viticulture. The grapes are processed in local cooperatives and the wine is marketed under the guaranteed Denomination of Origin Empordà Costa Brava .

Attractions

Romanesque church of Santa Eulàlia
  • Santa Eulàlia church from the 18th century
  • Mansions and other buildings from the 16th to 19th centuries
  • 18th century windmill
  • Remains of the Sant Sebastià chapel from the 13th to 15th centuries
  • Hermitage Mare de Déu del Camp from the 16./17. century

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).

Web links

Commons : Garriguella  - collection of images, videos and audio files