Ultramort Explained

Ultramort
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Spain Province of Girona#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:42.0333°N 5°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Girona
Subdivision Type3:Comarca
Subdivision Name3:Baix Empordà
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maria Gràcia Serrats Paretas (2015)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:4.4
Population Density Km2:auto

Ultramort is a village in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

Ultramort was first documented in 1046 with the name Ultramorte. From then on, mentions of the place become more frequent. The name Ultramort is made up of the Latin preposition ULTRA (meaning beyond) and the pre-Roman place name MURTA/MURTRA (meaning still water, well, pit, puddle). It was probably given the name from the perspective of one of the three villages on which it apparently depended until 1316 (Rúpia, Paralvá, Foixá). Ultramort would originally have been a small village depending on one of these three larger villages which were "on the other side of the pond", in other words ULTRA-MURTA.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament d'Ultramort. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Ultramort. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.
  3. Web site: Alcaldia Web oficial de l'Ajuntament d'Ultramort. 2020-12-28. www.ultramort.cat. ca.