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La Bisbal d'Empordà

Field	Value
name	La Bisbal d'Empordà
other_name	Fontanet

settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Passeig Bisbal Emporda.jpg
image_flag	Flag of La Bisbal d'Empordà.svg
image_shield	Escut de la Bisbal d'Empordà.svg
pushpin_map	Spain Province of Girona#Spain
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Catalonia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Spain
subdivision_type1	Community
subdivision_name1	Catalonia
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Girona
subdivision_type3	Comarca
subdivision_name3	Baix Empordà
leader_party	PSC
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Oscar Aparicio Pedrosa (2023)
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	20.6
elevation_m	39
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_total
population_density_km2	auto
blank_name	Climate
blank_info	Csa
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La Bisbal del Ampurdán La Bisbal d'Empordà () is the county seat of the comarca of Baix Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the Empordà plain, adjacent to the Gavarres and watered by the river Daró.

La Bisbal is known for its ceramics. In addition, it is the ceramics capital of Catalonia

The town lies 29 km southeast of Girona, 12 km west of Palafrugell and 19 km northwest of Palamós along road C-66 from Girona to Palafrugell/Palamós, where it becomes C-31. Two other roads branch off at La Bisbal, GI-660 to Calonge and Sant Feliu de Guíxols and GI-664 to Cassà de la Selva; both roads cross the hilly coastal range called the Gavarres, with many twists and turns. The municipality lies on the northern edge of the Gavarres, on either side of the Daró river-bed, a dry tributary of River Ter.

The town's name is derived from the Catalan word for "bishop", 'bisbe', as the town was owned by the bishops of Girona from the Carolingian period onward. The town is built over the site of a Roman settlement named Fontanetum, and in Old Catalan was sometimes referred to as Fontanet.

The modern settlement can be dated back to no later than the consecration of the church of Santa Maria de la Bisbal in 901 (the current baroque structure dates from the 17th century). The fortified episcopal palace, constructed partially in the Romanesque style, occupies an eminent spot in the historic town center.

The town became home to many French immigrants after the French Revolution of 1789 and saw several skirmishes during the Napoleonic Wars (Peninsular War). In the Battle of La Bisbal, Spanish General Henry O'Donnell defeated the French forces of General François Xavier de Schwarz on 14 September 1810. The town was briefly occupied by Carlist forces in 1874 during the Third Carlist War.

The town was served by the gauge Palamós–Girona–Banyoles railway, which reached a junction with the Barcelona–Cerbère railway at Flaçà by 1887 and was extended to Girona by 1921. Service on the line continued until 1956.

Economy

The economy is heavily based on pottery manufacture, as well as agriculture.

Culture

La Bisbal d'Empordà is one of the traditional centers of the Sardana, the Catalan folk dance.

The town festival *(*in catalan: Festa Major) of La Bisbal takes place on 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 August. The town festival is in honour of the patron saint of the municipality, Maria.

Over the five days of the town festival, around eighty events organised by the town's associations and organisations can be enjoyed. These include the Correfoc, the Giants' dance, the Promenade, the Historical Follow-up (in catalan: seguici històric), the Dance of the Àliga or the proclamation (in catalan: pregó).

The Trencament del Càntir (Breaking of the pitcher) is the solemn act that kicks off the festa. The pitcher is broken by a prominent local figure, who is also different each year. The event features a popular song created especially for the occasion, El rock del càntir.

Geography

Besides the town of La Bisbal d'Empordà itself, the municipality includes the following populated places:

Gastronomy

La Bisbal is known for the sweets of its pastry shops:

Bisbalenc - Pastry Sans
Rus - Pastry Massot [[File:Pastís_rus_de_la_Bisbal_d'Empordà.jpg|thumb|Rus of Pastry Massot]]
Càntir - Pastry Font
Mil·lenni - Pastry Font
Biscuits Graupera

Notable people

Albert Solà (1956–2022), self-claimed illegitimate son of King Juan Carlos I

Gallery

File:Spain, Catalonia, La Bisbal d'Empordà (1).JPG|Weekly market on Plaça Major, with the Santa Maria church. File:Bisbal Emporda castell.jpg|The palace-castle of La Bisbal. File:Spain, Catalonia, La Bisbal d'Empordà (3).JPG|The dry bed of the river Daró in the town centre. File:Spain, Catalonia, La Bisbal d'Empordà (5).JPG|Ceramics is the mainstay of the local economy.

References

Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. (Spanish). (Catalan).
Enciclopèdia catalana bàsica (Edn. El Periódico), Barcelona, 1996.

References

"Ajuntament de la Bisbal d'Empordà". [[Generalitat of Catalonia]].
"El municipi en xifres: La Bisbal d'Empordà". [[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya.
"Railways in Catalunya". callCarlos.
"Petit Train Greenway". viasverdes.com.
"What to do".
(25 June 2021). "Humble Waiter or Son of a King? A Royal Mystery Piques Spain.". [[The New York Times]].

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