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Verges, Catalonia

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Country
  
Spain

Comarca
  
Baix Empordà

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Elevation
  
23 m

Population
  
1,195 (2014)

Local time
  
Sunday 10:01 AM

Autonomous community
  
Catalonia

Demonym(s)
  
Vergelità, vergelitana

Postal code
  
17211

Area
  
9.7 km²

Province
  
Province of Girona

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Weather
  
11°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 72% Humidity

Verges is a Spanish municipality in the Province of Girona, in Catalonia.

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Map of Verges, Province of Girona, Spain

Features

The 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
  • References

    Verges, Catalonia Wikipedia