Verges (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbɛrʒəs]) is a municipality in the Province of Girona, Catalonia.
Verges | |
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 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 | |
| Country | Spain |
| Autonomous community | Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Baix Empordà |
| Government | |
| • mayor | Ignasi Sabater Poch (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,189 |
| • 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 |
Features
editThe 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:
- Francesc Cambó. (1876-1947) politician
- Lluís Llach. (1948) singer
- Maria Perpinyà Sais. (1901-1994) writer and journalist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de Verges". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Verges". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links
edit- Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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