Jonquera, La

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La Jonquera (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ʒuŋˈkeɾə]; Spanish: La Junquera) is a municipality in the comarca of l'Alt Empordà, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to the border with France, opposite the municipality of Le Perthus.

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Origins

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History

The area has always been an important passage through the Pyrenees. The contemporary AP-7 highway extends not far from the ancient Roman road, the Via Augusta. Nearby there is an altar erected by Pompey on the Coll de Panissars. The name comes precisely from the Roman mansion of Iuncaria, which is not located under the current population but several kilometers away, in Figueras.6

La Junquera was the scene of a conflict involving retreating French crusaders in 1285 that ended in their defeat.

From the 13th century until the end of the manorial regime, in the mid-19th century, it was the possession of the Rocabertí family. The Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659) placed the new border between the Spanish and French monarchies in the Albera mountain range, a fact that marked the subsequent history of La Junquera.

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Street market

Mercadillo semanal: Domingo, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Carrer Arias Comellas, 7

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Gastronomy

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Trails and hiking

•La Jonquera - Sant Adrià del Besós (GR 2, 221.74 km)

•HRP Étape 40 (HRP)

•La Jonquera-Portbou (PR-C 71, 36 km)

•La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.1 (GR 10)

•Ruta dels 4 refugis de Tramuntana. Etapa: Refugi Refugi "Forn de Calç" <=> "Refugi Les Salines" (R4RT, 31 km)

•Itinerari megalític de Campmany (13.5 km)

•Marxa dels dòlmens i ruta dels estanys (11.6 km)

•Senda Pirenaica - E04 (GR 11)

•Ruta dels Aspres i l'Albera (42.6 km)

Routes passing through Jonquera, La

EV8 France 01, Le Perthus - Argelès-sur-Mer Recorrido señalizado de 69 km, de Jonquera, La a Vajol, La, por 2 pueblos. 2 villages · 70 km · EuroVelo PirineXus Recorrido señalizado de 735 km, de Palafrugell a Mont-ras, por 56 pueblos. 56 villages · 736 km · EuroVelo

Services

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Famous people

•Joaquim Mandado i Rossell, Músico catalán, cantante y bajista de Sangtraït

•Rosa Brugat Batlle, Artista catalana

•Eduardo Martín de Pozuelo, periodista español

•Martí Deprius i Ribera, compositor español

•Salvador Genís i Bech

•Mireia Domènech i Bonet

Town hall

Alcaldía: Míriam Lanero Carrillo

Web oficial: http://www.lajonquera.cat/

Town hall of Jonquera, La

Alcaldía: Míriam Lanero Carrillo Web oficial: http://www.lajonquera.cat/

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