Vilajuïga
Vilajuïga | |
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Coordinates: 42°19′41″N 3°5′43″E / 42.32806°N 3.09528°E | |
Country | Spain |
Community | Catalonia |
Province | Girona |
Comarca | Alt Empordà |
Government | |
• Mayor | Joana Cobo Ortiz (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,112 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Vilajuïguenc, vilajuïguenca |
Website | www |
Vilajuïga (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbiləʒuˈiɣə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Vilajuïga's area is home to a group of
Megalithic dolmens. Starting from the 10th century AD it was a possession of the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. In the nearby is also the Quermançó Castle
, documented from 1073.
The mineral water, Aigua de Vilajuïga, comes from here. It was reputed to be the only water drunk by the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.[4]
References
- Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Robert-Sterkendries, M. "A man in Spanish costume advertising Vilajuïga mineral water. Colour lithograph by L. Cappiello, c. 1912". Wellcome Library.
External links
- Government data pages (in Catalan)