Cassà de la Selva explained

Cassà de la Selva
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Girona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.8892°N 2.8772°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Girona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Gironès
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Martí Vallès Prats (2015)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:45.2
Elevation M:137
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Cassanenc, cassanenca

Cassà de la Selva (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /kəˈsa ðə lə ˈsɛlβə/) is a municipality in the comarca of the Gironès in Catalonia, It is linked to Girona and to the Baix Empordà by the C-65 road. During the 20th century it was known for the production of cork and derived articles.With an increasing population of 9,200 citizens, this municipality is located 12 km south of Girona and 20 km west of the Mediterranean Sea.

Transport

The nearest train station is at Caldes de Malavella (8 km), and the Girona-Costa Brava Airport is at 10 km. There is a bus line that connects this town with Girona and Costa Brava towns such as Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Platja d'Aro or Palamós.

Between 1892 and 1969, Cassà de la Selva was connected to the city of Girona and the port of Sant Feliu de Guíxols by the narrow gauge Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway. The line has since been converted into a greenway.[3] [4]

Town twinning

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Cassà de la Selva. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Cassà de la Selva. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Web site: Carrilet Girona - Sant Feliù de Guíxols Greenway . viasverdes.com . 24 November 2022 . 24 November 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221124163129/https://www.viasverdes.com/en/itineraries/itinerario.asp?id=53.
  4. OpenRailwayMap Infrastructure . 25 November 2022.