Llambilles (Catalan pronunciation: [ʎəmˈbiʎəs]) is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 14.55 square kilometres (5.62 sq mi), and the population in 2014 was 738.[2]
Llambilles | |
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 Llambilles train station | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Llambilles Location in Catalonia  Llambilles Llambilles (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′22″N 2°51′37″E / 41.92278°N 2.86028°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Girona |
| Comarca | Gironès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josep Maria Vidal (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 693 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The first written mention "Lambiliolas" dates to the year 999.[4] The etymology of the name is unknown and probably pre-Roman.[5]
The main economic activity is the primary sector: grain cultivation in the plain and exploitation of the forest for the cork industry in the massif. During the twentieth century the population stagnated around 400. Since the end of the century, the development of new housing developments has grown. There is an industrial estate "Les Conques" where a distribution company and a paper mill were mainly established.[6]
Between 1892 and 1969, the village was connected to the city of Girona and the port of Sant Feliu de Guíxols by the narrow gauge Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway. The line has since been converted into a greenway.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Llambilles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres: Llambilles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "Història | Web oficial de l'Ajuntament de Llambilles". www.llambilles.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ^ Alcover, Antoni M.; Moll, Francesc de B. «Llambilles». A: Diccionari català-valencià-balear. Palma: Moll, 1930-1962. ISBN 8427300255.
- ^ Llambilles Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
- ^ "Carrilet Girona - Sant Feliù de Guíxols Greenway". viasverdes.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ OpenRailwayMap Infrastructure (Map). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
External links
edit- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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