Verges, Catalonia

Verges
Municipality
Verges seen from the air

Flag
Coat of arms
Verges
Location in Catalonia
Verges
Verges (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°3′49″N 3°02′52″E / 42.06361°N 3.04778°E / 42.06361; 3.04778
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Baix Empordà
Government
 • mayor Ignasi Sabater Poch (2015)[1]
Area[2]
 • Total 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 1,195
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vergelità, vergelitana
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 17211
Website www.verges.cat

Verges is a Spanish municipality in the Province of Girona, in Catalonia.

Features

The town is famous for its Dansa de la Mort celebrations every Holy Thursday, probably the last remaining Dance of Death in Europe, performed uninterruptedly since the Middle Ages.

Among the notable citizens born in Verges are:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ajuntament de Verges". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Verges". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.



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