Santa Coloma de Farners
Girona · Cataluña
Santa Coloma de Farners (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə kuˈlomə ðə fəɾˈnes]) is a spa town and capital of the comarca of the Selva, in Catalonia, Spain, and of the judicial district of Santa Coloma. It is situated on the edge of the Selva Depression and of the Guilleries. The local economy is mainly commercial, given the status of the town as capital of the comarca, although summer tourism, agriculture and forestry products also contribute. The urban centre is to the north and west of the main modern communication routes, although the C-253 road links the town with the main N-II route and the AP-7 autopista and to the Renfe railway station at Sils (10 km). The GE-533 runs through the northern part of the municipality, linking it with Vic to the west and with Riudellots de la Selva, Vilobí d'Onyar and Girona-Costa Brava Airport to the east. The town dates from at least 898, when the church is mentioned for the first time. Destroyed during the course of the Magyar invasion of 942, it was rebuilt in 950. During the Middle Ages it was under the ecclesiastical control of the Monastery of Sant Pere Cercada and the civil control of Farners Castle. A market was established by a charter of King Peter IV of Aragon in 1334, and an independent barony was created in the 15th century, held by the Vilademany family. In the town of Santa Coloma, notable monuments include the Gothic Church of Santa Coloma (whose current structure dates from the 14th century), the Plaça de Farners and the Thermal Baths of Orion (Balneari Termes-Orion). The 12th-century castle is six kilometres to the west of the urban centre (within the municipal boundaries): the adjoining Santuari de la Mare de Déu de Farners (Sanctuary of the Mother of God) houses a noted state of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Roman-styled Monastery of Sant Pere Cercada is three kilometres further on from the castle. Santa Coloma has always played an important role with regard to forests, being an area of intensive production and of considerable political influence with regard to the regional forest policy. It is host to the Catalan Forestry House, where the most representative forestry-related organisations of Catalonia share offices: the Consorci Forestal de Catalunya, one of the oldest agrarian organisations of Catalonia, representing the interests of the private forest owners, the Fundació Boscos, a private foundation dedicated to the dissemination of cultural and educational values around forests, ARCMED, the federation of Mediterranean foresters, an organisation represented in Brussels to represent over 600.000 forest owners from 7 Mediterranean countries, and the leading forestry research centre of Catalonia, the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia (CTFC).
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History
La iglesia parroquial aparece documentada desde el año 898.
El 28 de junio de 1884 fueron fusilados en Gerona los militares comandante Ramón Ferrándiz Laplana y el teniente Manuel Bellés Casanova, del Batallón de la Reserva de Santa Coloma de Farnés, acusados de favorecer un levantamiento republicano en Santa Coloma de Farnés.
En 1943 la Diputación Provincial de Gerona elige mayoritariamente a su alcalde Andrés Taberner Collelmir para el cargo de procurador en Cortes en la I Legislatura de las Cortes Españolas (1943-1946), representando a los municipios de esta provincia.
En la década de 1980 el nombre oficial del municipio cambió de Santa Coloma de Farnés a Santa Coloma de Farners.
Monuments
Iglesia de Santa Coloma, de estilo gótico.
Plaza Mayor porticada.
Balneario de les Termes d'Orion.
Castillo de Farners.
Santuario de la Virgen de Farners, cercano al castillo.
Monasterio de Sant Pere Cercada, de estilo románico.
Monasterio de Sant Salvi de Cladells, estilo románico.
Parque de Sant Salvador.
Centre Lúdic Termal Magma.
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Festivals
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What's on
Street market
Mercadillo semanal: Lunes, de 09:00 a 15:00 · Plaça Farners
Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Ruta d'en Serrallonga (GR 178, 54.28 km)
•Camí dels avellaners (21.6 km)
•Camí de l'Onyar (19 km)
•Ruta de les 10 ermites (62 km)
•El Camí IT7TR4 El Camí de Llevant: de Montserrat a Salses (CC-C)
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Famous people
•Salvador Espriu, poeta, dramaturgo y novelista español
•Domènec Torrent, exfutbolista y entrenador español
•Narciso Jubany
•Salvador de Horta, religioso franciscano español, venerado como santo de la Iglesia católica
•Dalmacio Moner
•Joaquim Jordà, cineasta español
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How to get there
- 🚗 19 km from Breda (about 13 min by car)
- 🚗 23 km from Girona (about 16 min by car)
- 🚗 73 km from Sabadell (about 52 min by car)
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- ✈️ 11 km from Girona-Costa Brava airport (about 8 min by car)
- ✈️ 100 km from Barcelona-El Prat airport (about 71 min by car)
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🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Caixabank · 0.1 km away
- Banco Santander · 0.1 km away
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⛽ Nearest petrol station
- BP · 0.8 km away
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ℹ️ Tourist office
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🔭 Viewpoints
- Viewpoints · 2.8 km away
- Balcó de Penjacans · 3.2 km away
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🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina coberta · 0.6 km away
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