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Peralada
Peralada (Catalan pronunciation: [pəɾəˈlaðə]) is a village in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It was the home of the Frankish Counts of Peralada who controlled this portion of the Marca Hispanica before becoming part of the lands held by the Count of Barcelona.
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Peralada Location of Peralada in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′32″N 3°0′39″E / 42.30889°N 3.01083°ECoordinates: 42°18′32″N 3°0′39″E / 42.30889°N 3.01083°E | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Alt Empordà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pere Torrent Martin (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.6 km2 (16.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,868 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Peraladenc |
| Website | peralada |
Figueres is 6.5 km to the west, Roses 13.6 km to the south east. The N-260 to the south connects Figueres with Portbou and the French border.
The local economy is based on tourism, winemaking and dairy farming.
Since 1987 a festival of music has been held in Peralada.
Main sights
- The castle, restored in the 19th century in French style.
- Parish church of St. Martin (18th century). Of the previous medieval edifice, the bell tower has survived.
- Convent of St. Dominic (11th century). The church interior has capitals with biblical, flower and geometrical themes.
- Church of Santa Eulàlia (15th century)
- Convent del Carme (1293), with a Gothic cloister from the 14th century
- Celler Peralada
References
- ^ "Ajuntament de Peralada". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Peralada". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- Bolòs, Jordi; Víctor Hurtado (1999). Atles dels comtats d'Empúries i Peralada (780-991). Barcelona: Rafael Dalmau. 84-232-0604-1.
- Comte, Albert (2001). La Canònica gironina i la geografia urbana de Castelló d’Empúries en la Baixa Edat Mitjana. Figueres: Geografia.
External links
- Spanish Tourism Board Official Website in English
- Government data pages (in Catalan)