Sils, Girona Explained

Sils
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Girona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.8°N 47°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Girona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Selva
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Eduard Colomé Ribas (2019)[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:29.9
Elevation M:76
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:Silenc, silenca

Sils (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /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.

Demography

Pop 1900:1221
Pop 1930:1362
Pop 1950:1586
Pop 1970:1923
Pop 1986:2058
Pop Latest:4347
Latest Year:2007

Lake Sils

See 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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Sils. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Sils. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20080627005135/http://es.geocities.com/ocellsdesils/estany_de_sils.htm Estany de Sils - Una breu història