Sils,_Girona

Sils, Girona

Sils, Girona

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

Sils (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsils]) is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a Renfe railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.

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Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1221 1362 1586 1923 2058 4347

Lake Sils

Main article: Lake Sils, Catalonia

Formerly a 7 km2 lake, known as Llac de Sils or Estany de Sils existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century and only a few residual wetlands remain. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation.[4]

A seasonal pond, one of the remaining vestiges of ancient Lake Sils.
Image of a marsh in the former lake basin. Summer 2008.

References

  1. [1]
    "Ajuntament de Sils". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. [2]
    "El municipi en xifres: Sils". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. [3]
    Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. [4]
    Estany de Sils - Una breu història
  • Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).


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