Gerona, Spain
Girona
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| Motto: Girona emociona ;) · Girona m'enamora "Girona is exciting ;) · Girona makes me fall in love with it" |
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 Girona
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| Coordinates: 41°59′04″N 02°49′16″E / 41.98444°N 2.82111°ECoordinates: 41°59′04″N 02°49′16″E / 41.98444°N 2.82111°E | |||
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 Catalonia
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| Province | Girona | ||
| Comarca | Gironès | ||
| Founded | 79 BC | ||
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| • Mayor | Marta Madrenas (2016) (PDeCAT) | ||
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| • Total | 39.1 km2 (15.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation (AMSL) | 76 m (249 ft) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 97,586 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Gironan, Gironans | ||
| Area code(s) | +34 (E) + 972 (Gi) | ||
| Administrative Divisions | 9 | ||
| Website | www2 |
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Girona (English /dʒiˈroʊnə/, Catalan: [ʒiˈɾonə], Spanish: Gerona [xeˈɾona]; French: Gérone) is a city in the northeast of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia in Spain, at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell and has an official population of 97,586 as of January 2015. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès. It is located 99 km (62 mi) northeast of Barcelona. Girona is one of the major Catalan cities.
The first historical inhabitants in the region were Iberians; Girona is the ancient Gerunda, a city of the Ausetani. Later, the Romans built a citadel there, which was given the name of Gerunda. The Visigoths ruled in Girona until it was conquered by the Moors in 715. Finally, Charlemagne reconquered it in 785 and made it one of the fourteen original counties of Catalonia. It was wrested temporarily from the Moors, who recaptured it in 793. From this time until the moors were finally driven out, 1015, the city repeatedly changed hands and was sacked several times by the moors (in 827, 842, 845, 935, 982). Wilfred the Hairy incorporated Girona into the County of Barcelona in 878. Alfonso I of Aragón declared Girona a city in the 11th century. The ancient county later became a duchy (1351) when King Pero III of Aragon gave the title of Duke to his first-born son, John. In 1414, King Ferrando I in turn gave the title of prince of Girona to his first-born son, Alfonso. The title is currently carried by Princess Leonor of Asturias, the second since the 16th century to do so.
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