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Municipality | |
Monument at entrance to Sils | |
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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 |
Province | Girona |
Comarca | Selva |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eduard Colomé Ribas (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 29.9 km (11.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,969 |
• Density | 200/km (520/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Silenc, silenca |
Website | www |
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 |
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1221 | 1362 | 1586 | 1923 | 2058 | 4347 |
Lake Sils
Main article: Lake Sils, CataloniaFormerly 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.
References
- "Ajuntament de Sils". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- "El municipi en xifres: Sils". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- 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).
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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