Torroella de Montgrí

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Municipality of Torroella de Montgrí
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Torroella de Montgrí (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : Catalonia
Province : Girona
Comarca : Baix Empordà
Coordinates 42 ° 3 '  N , 3 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 3 '  N , 3 ° 8'  E
Height : 31  msnm
Area : 66.11 km²
Residents : 11,645 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 176.15 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 17257
Municipality number  ( INE ): 17199
administration
Official language : Castilian , Catalan
Mayor : Jordi COolomí Massanas
Website : www.torroella-estartit.cat
Location of the municipality
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Torroella de Montgrí is a municipality in the comarque Baix Empordà , in the province of Girona , Catalonia , Spain .

geography

The city center of Torroella lies on the Ampurdan plain, at the foot of the Montgrí mountain range (hence the name) and on the north bank of the River Ter . The place is not to be confused with the Torroella de Fluvià , about 15 km to the northwest, on the Fluvià .

Site structure

The place received market rights in 1273 and was systematically laid out, as indicated by the checkered street pattern. The historic center from the Middle Ages, which was surrounded by a city wall, is still preserved. There is the church of Sant Genís and remains of the El Mirador castle. From the former city fortifications, a tower, the Torre de les Bruixes, the Santa Caterina city gate and part of the city wall still exist today. The Plaça Major, lined with arcades, has formed the city center.

history

On May 27, 1694, the Battle of the River Ter (also called the Battle of Torroella) took place in Torroella de Montgrí between Spain and France . In connection with the Palatine War of Succession (1688-1697) , the Duke of Noailles with 24,000 men and Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco with 16,000-24,000 men faced each other. The battle was decided in France's favor.

Worth seeing

  • Bridge over the River Ter that contains remains of the old city walls
  • medieval city center
  • unfinished Castell Montgrí castle from the late 13th century on the top of the Montgrí mountain
  • Sand dunes in the southwest of the Montplà mountain
  • Sea bays and cliffs with Calas between L'Estartit and L'Escala
  • Nature reserve of the Massís del Montgrí between L'Estartit and L'Escala
  • Illes-Medes group of islands

Markets and festivals

Entrance to Torroella with the castle on the Montgrí mountain
Central square, Plaça de la Vila

The main festival of Torroella takes place in honor of the patron saint Sant Genís on August 26th . The Fira de Sant Andreu (a kind of fair) is celebrated on the last weekend in November and is one of the oldest and most traditional fires in all of Catalonia with a history that goes back over 600 years. There is also a market every Monday.

Others

The neighboring town of l'Estartit on the Costa Brava, which is heavily influenced by tourism and is under the administrative sovereignty of Torroella, applied for the administrative independence of Torroella from around 2000. However, this was refused and led to many discussions.

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Torroella de Montgrí  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th Edition, New York 1910, Vol.X, p. 460