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Municipality in Catalonia, Spain
Sils
Municipality
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Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E / 41.800; 2.750
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaSelva
Government
 • MayorEduard Colomé Ribas (2019)
Area
 • Total29.9 km (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation76 m (249 ft)
Population
 • Total5,969
 • Density200/km (520/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Silenc, silenca
Websitewww.sils.cat

Sils (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsils]) 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
1221 1362 1586 1923 2058 4347

Lake Sils

Main article: Lake Sils, Catalonia

Formerly a 7 km 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.

A seasonal pond, one of the remaining vestiges of ancient Lake Sils.
Image of a marsh in the former lake basin. Summer 2008.

References

  1. "Ajuntament de Sils". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Sils". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Estany de Sils - Una breu història
  • 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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Places adjacent to Sils, Spain
Santa Coloma de Farners Vilobí d'Onyar
Riudarenes Sils Caldes de Malavella
Maçanet de la Selva Vidreres
Municipalities of Selva
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