Castelló d'Empúries
Santa Maria de Castelló
Flag of Castelló d'Empúries
Coat of arms of Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries is located in Province of Girona
Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries
Location in Catalonia
Castelló d'Empúries is located in Catalonia
Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries (Catalonia)
Castelló d'Empúries is located in Spain
Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries
Castelló d'Empúries (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°15′30″N 3°4′30″E / 42.25833°N 3.07500°E / 42.25833; 3.07500
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Alt Empordà
Government
  MayorAnna Massot i Font
Area
  Total42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total10,820
  Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Websitewww.castello.cat

Castelló d'Empúries is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres.

In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. 1325-1341 saw a period of large expansion of this capital town, which ultimately ceased being the capital once the county joined the Crown of Aragon in 1385.

The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the neighboring urbanisation of Empuriabrava, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.

Old map of the Castelló d'Empúries lake. This coastal lake no longer exists.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. "El municipi en xifres: Castelló d'Empúries". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.


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