Sils, Girona
Sils | |||
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Municipality | |||
Monument at entrance to Sils | |||
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Sils Location in Catalonia Sils Sils (Spain) | |||
Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°ECoordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E | |||
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Community |
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Province | Girona | ||
Comarca | Selva | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Martí Nogué Silva (2015)[1] | ||
Area[2] | |||
• Total | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) | ||
Population (2014)[1] | |||
• Total | 5,851 | ||
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | ||
Demonym(s) | Silenc, silenca | ||
Website |
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Sils 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.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Ajuntament de Sils". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Sils". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ Estany de Sils - Una breu història
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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