Website www.castello.cat Population 11,473 (2014) | Comarca Alt Empordà Local time Monday 8:23 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind W at 2 km/h, 97% Humidity Points of interest Basílica de Santa Maria de, Ecomuseo‑Harinera de Castellón, Museu Parroquial de Castel, Creu del terme, Torre Carlina | ||
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Castelló d'Empúries is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres.
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In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. 1325-1341 saw a period of large expansion of this capital town, which ultimately ceased being the capital once the county joined the Crown of Aragon and Catalonia in 1385.
In 1809 the 113th Regiment de Ligne of Napoleon's Army fought here.
The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the neighboring urbanisation of Empuriabrava, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.
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Castelló d'Empúries Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA