Verges | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Province of Girona#Spain |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Catalonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Catalonia |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Girona |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Baix Empordà |
Coordinates: | 42.0636°N 3.0478°W |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 9.7 |
Population Demonym: | Vergelità, vergelitana |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 17211 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Leader Title: | mayor |
Leader Name: | Ignasi Sabater Poch (2015)[2] |
Verges (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈbɛrʒəs/) is a municipality in the Province of Girona, Catalonia.
The town is famous for its Dansa de la Mort celebrations every Holy Thursday, probably the last remaining Dance of Death in Europe, performed uninterruptedly since the Middle Ages.
Among the notable citizens born in Verges are: