Cruïlles Explained

Cruïlles
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Spain Catalonia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.9553°N 3.0133°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Girona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Baix Empordà
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura

Cruïlles (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /kɾuˈiʎəs/) is a village in the Baix Empordà, now part of the municipality of Cruïlles, Monells i Sant Sadurní de l'Heura, which is the administrative center and location of City Hall. It was its own municipality until 1973, when it merged with Monells and Sant Sadurní de l'Heura to form the current municipality.

In 2005 it was the second most populated village in the municipality after Puigventós with 250 inhabitants.

Geography

The expansive borders of Cruïlles extend from the plains of Empordà to finally encompass much of the massifs of the Gavarres. The village is located at the Pla de Cruïlles, above the Daró river and at the foot of the rural road GI-664 between la Bisbal d'Empordà and Cassà de la Selva, a few miles from la Bisbal.

History

The town was the seat of the lords of Cruïlles, which, in the thirteenth century, was also Peratallada.

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