Vidreres Explained

Vidreres
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Catalonia#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Catalonia
Coordinates:41.7903°N 2.775°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:Jordi Camps Vicente (2015)[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:48.0
Population Density Km2:auto

Vidreres (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /biˈðɾeɾəs/) is a municipality in the comarca of La Selva, the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.

The name of Vitrariis appears in the 12th century and it meant 'vidriera' or 'vitralleria', which in english means stained glass. But the origin or the cause of that name is yet unknown.

A really popular fest is "El Ranxo", the name of a soup with rice as the main ingredient, that it is made on the Tuesday of the week of carnival, for all the villagers.

Every year it takes place the Ludibàsquet, a basketball fest.

Some of the places of interest that you can visit are the Sant Iscle's castle,, from the 12th century. Or also the church of Santa Susana, of romanic origin, located in Caulès, a mountain in Vidreres.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ajuntament de Vidreres. Generalitat of Catalonia. 2015-11-13.
  2. Web site: El municipi en xifres: Vidreres. Statistical Institute of Catalonia. 2015-11-23.