Maçanet de la Selva

Maçanet de la Selva
Municipality

Coat of arms
Maçanet de la Selva
Location in Catalonia
Maçanet de la Selva
Maçanet de la Selva (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°46′46″N 2°44′0″E / 41.77944°N 2.73333°E / 41.77944; 2.73333
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Selva
Government
 • Mayor Antoni Guinó Bou (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Elevation 94 m (308 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 6,963
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Maçanetenc
Website massanetdelaselva.org

Maçanet de la Selva (Catalan pronunciation: [məsəˈnɛd də lə ˈsɛlβə]) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Girona, situated in the comarca of the Selva, Catalonia. It is an important communications junction, where the routes from the coast meet those from the Prelittoral Depression to form a single axis north towards Girona and the French border. RENFE railway lines run both south-east (with the N-II road) towards Blanes and the coasts of the Maresme and south-west (with the A-7 autopista and the C-251 road) towards Granollers: the station is shared with the neighbouring municipality of Massanes.

Main sights

  • Romanesque church of Sant Llorenç
  • Church of Sant Pere de Martorell
  • Torcafelló Castle
  • Montbarbat Iberian settlement

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Maçanet de la Selva". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Maçanet de la Selva". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  • 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).



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