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Torroella de Montgrí

Torroella de Montgrí

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nameTorroella de Montgrí
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineSpain, Catalonia, Torroella de Montgrí (1), Plaça de la Vila.jpg
image_captionWeekly market on the main square
image_flagTorroella de Montgrí Spain.svg
image_shieldEscut de Torroella de Montgrí.svg
pushpin_mapSpain Province of Girona#Catalonia#Spain
pushpin_map_captionLocation in the Province of Girona##Location in Catalonia##Location in Spain
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Autonomous community
subdivision_name1Catalonia
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Girona
subdivision_type3Comarca
subdivision_name3Baix Empordà
subdivision_type4Judicial district
subdivision_name4La Bisbal d'Empordà
coordinates
elevation_m31
area_footnotes
area_total_km265.9
established_title
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_total
population_demonymMontgrins
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code17257
area_code_typeDialing code
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJosep Maria Rufí
leader_partyJordi Cordon Pulido (2015)
website

Torroella de Montgrí () is a coastal municipality on the Costa Brava, and small town in Catalonia, Spain. The town lies on the north bank of the Ter river, a few kilometres before it flows into the Mediterranean. The beach resort of L'Estartit also is part of the municipality, as are the Medes Islands and a large part of the Montgrí Massif.

The town of Torroella de Montgrí, as seen from Montgrí Castle.

The town is 22 km east of Girona and 5 km west of the resort of L'Estartit. It lies on the junction of the C-31 and GI-641. The town was originally the Royal Port for the Kings of Aragon before the river started silting up and a new port was founded at l'Estartit. The town retains its medieval core and walls and hosts a market every Monday.

The town is towered over by the Montgrí Massif on its northern side. The Montgrí is a long mountain formation that looks like a sleeping bishop seen from afar. Its vegetation consists mostly of low Mediterranean scrub among rocks. The maximum height of the range is 308 m and it is topped by an ancient fortress in the middle, the Montgrí Castle.

The town is a staging point on the GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain. Stage 6, to the north, takes a largely inland route, starting with a climb to the Montgrí Castle and then crossing the Montgri Massif to reach the sea at L'Escala before the next staging point of Sant Martí d'Empúries, a distance of 20.0 km. Stage 7, to the south, takes an inland route, crossing the Ter river and continuing via Gualta, Fontanilles, Palau-sator and Pals to the next staging point at Begur, a distance of 21.3 km.

Notable people

Javier Sagrera (born 2004), racing driver

References

References

  1. "El municipi en xifres: Torroella de Montgrí". [[Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya.
  2. "Ajuntament de Torroella de Montgrí". [[Generalitat of Catalonia]].
  3. (March 2012). "Empordà Costa Brava - Nord". Editorial PIOLET i Consell Comarcal del Baix Empordà.
  4. "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània".
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