Sils, Girona
Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
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41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E / 41.800; 2.750
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Sils (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsils]) is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a Renfe railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.
Demography
1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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1221 | 1362 | 1586 | 1923 | 2058 | 4347 |
Lake Sils
Formerly a 7 km2 lake, known as Llac de Sils or Estany de Sils existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century and only a few residual wetlands remain. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation.[4]
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References
- ^ "Ajuntament de Sils". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Sils". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Estany de Sils - Una breu història
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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Municipalities of Selva
- Amer
- Anglès
- Arbúcies
- Blanes
- Breda
- Brunyola
- Caldes de Malavella
- La Cellera de Ter
- Fogars de la Selva
- Hostalric
- Lloret de Mar
- Massanes
- Maçanet de la Selva
- Osor
- Riells i Viabrea
- Riudarenes
- Riudellots de la Selva
- Sant Feliu de Buixalleu
- Sant Hilari Sacalm
- Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí
- Santa Coloma de Farners
- Sils
- Susqueda
- Tossa de Mar
- Vidreres
- Vilobí d'Onyar
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