Santa Pau

Santa Pau parish
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Catalonia
Province :	Girona
Comarca :	Garrotxa
Coordinates	42 ° 9 ' N , 2 ° 34' E Coordinates: 42 ° 9 ' N , 2 ° 34' E
Height :	496 msnm
Area :	49.04 km²
Residents :	1,565 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	31.91 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number ( INE ):	17184
administration
Official language :	Castilian , Catalan
Mayor :	Esther Badosa i Romañó
Website :	webspobles.ddgi.cat/sites/santa_pau

Santa Pau is a medieval municipality with 1565 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) in the Garrotxa in Catalonia , Spain . It is located about ten kilometers south-east of Olot in the Garrotxa Volcanoes Nature Reserve . The municipality was qualified by the Catalan government as a place of particular historical and artistic interest, in particular because of the medieval arcades surrounding the market square ( Plaça major also Firal dels Bous , German: 'Ox market') and the St. Mary's Church from the 16th century .

The old ox market in Santa Pau

Today's center, a triangular square lined with numerous arcades, emerged from the medieval ox market. The castle built in the 12th century took over the protective function for this business location.

The Santa Margarida volcano, just a few kilometers away, is a popular destination.

literature

Ajuntament Santa Pau: Leaflet Santa Pau - Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa, Conjunt històric-artístic Segle XII .

Web links

Commons : Santa Pau - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ 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).

[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).