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Girona · Cataluña
Girona, historically also known as Gerona, is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the population of the Girona–Salt urban area is estimated to be about 156,400 (2020). Girona is also capital of the comarca of the Gironès and the vegueria of Girona. Since much of the old quarter of this ancient city has been preserved, Girona is a popular tourist destination. The city is located 99 km (62 mi) northeast of Barcelona.
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History
The first historical inhabitants in the region were Iberians; Girona is the ancient Gerunda, a city of the Ausetani. Later, the Romans built a citadel there, which was given the name of Gerunda. The Visigoths ruled in Girona until it was conquered by the Moors in 715. Charlemagne reconquered it in 785 and made it one of the fourteen original counties of Catalonia. It was sacked by the Moors in 827, 842, 845, 935, and 982. Wilfred the Hairy incorporated Girona into the County of Barcelona in 878.
In the 11th century, Alfonso II of Aragon and I of Barcelona declared Girona a city. The ancient county became a duchy within the Principality of Catalonia in 1351 when King Peter III of Aragon gave the title of Duke to his first-born son, John. In 1414, King Ferdinand I in turn gave the title of Prince of Girona to his first-born son, Alfonso. The title is currently carried by Princess Leonor of Asturias, the second since the 16th century to do so.
The earliest documented evidence of a Jewish Catalan community in Girona dates to about 885. The 12th century saw the Jewish community of Girona flourish, having one of the most important Kabbalistic schools in Europe. The Rabbi of Girona, Moshe ben Nahman Gerondi (better known as Nahmanides or Ramban) was appointed Great Rabbi of Catalonia. Centred on the Jewish Call (Call Jueu), the Jewish community of Girona came to an end in 1492, when the Catholic Monarchs outlawed Judaism throughout Spain and Jews were given the choice of conversion or exile (see Alhambra Decree). For 400 years before that time, the Jewish cemetery was located beside the road to France, just north of the old city between the mountain Montjuïc, or Jewish Mountain in medieval Catalan, and the river Ter.
Girona has undergone twenty-five sieges throughout its history. It was besieged by the French royal armies under Charles de Monchy d'Hocquincourt in 1653, under Bernardin Gigault de Bellefonds in 1684, and twice in 1694 under Anne Jules de Noailles. During the Third siege of Girona of the Peninsular War, the city was besieged from May to December 1809 by 35,000 French Napoleonic troops under Vergier, Augereau and Gouvion Saint-Cyr. Continuously under heavy bombardment, Girona held out obstinately under the leadership of Álvarez de Castro until disease and famine compelled it to capitulate on 12 December. Girona was the centre of the Ter department during the French rule, which lasted from 1809 to 1813. The defensive city walls of the western side were demolished at the turn of the 20th century to allow for the expansion of the city, while the walls of the eastern side remained untouched but abandoned.
Between 1983 and 2003, the missing parts of the city walls on the eastern side of the city were reconstructed. A walking route following the walls, known as el Passeig de la Muralla, is now a popular tourist route around the old city.
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Trails and hiking
•Ruta del Ter (GR 210, 220 km)
•Camí de Sant Jaume (Sant Pere de Rodes - Montserrat)
•Celrà mina del nen Jesús (SL-C 4, 5.1 km)
•Quart-Castell de Sant Miquel (PR-C 192, 12.000 km)
•Girona-Sant Martí Vell (PR-C 195, 15.990 km)
•Girona-Madremanya (PR-C 196, 17.120 km)
•Ruta del Carrilet I: "Girona-Olot" (VV1)
•Via Verda del Tren Pinxo - Tram Girona-Sarrià
•Ruta del carrillet II: "St. Feliu-Girona" (VV2)
•Les fonts naturals de Sant Gregori (12 km)
•De Sant Gregori a Sant Grau (13.6 km)
•De Sant Gregori a Santa Afra (15 km)
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How to get there
- 🚗 0 km from Girona (about 0 min by car)
- 🚗 42 km from Breda (about 30 min by car)
- 🚗 95 km from Sabadell (about 67 min by car)
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- ✈️ 13 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 9 min by car)
- ✈️ 122 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 86 min by car)
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Triodos Bank · 0.1 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 0.2 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.2 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.9 km away
- Moeve · 0.9 km away
- Repsol · 1.1 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Les Basses Urbanes Naturalitzades · 0.4 km away
- Tourist office · 0.5 km away
- Oficina de Turisme de Girona · 0.6 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 0.8 km away
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🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscines Municipals d'estiu - Zona Esportiva de la Devesa · 0.4 km away
- Vas gran · 0.4 km away
- Vas Petit · 0.5 km away
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