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Amer
Municipality
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Amer is located in Province of Girona
Amer
Amer
Location in Province of Girona
Amer is located in Catalonia
Amer
Amer
Location in Catalonia
Amer is located in Spain
Amer
Amer
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Selva
Area
 • Total 40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 2,256
 • Density 56.26/km2 (145.71/sq mi)

Amer (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈmeɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of la Selva in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

From 1895, Amer was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway, which was extended to Les Planes d'Hostoles in 1900, Sant Feliu de Pallerols in 1902 and Olot in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway.

History

The first documentary news we have is about the battle that Charlemagne's army had against the Moors in the year 785 in the Indret de Sant Corneli in the town of Sant Climent d'Amer.

Villages

  • Amer 1.897
  • Costa de Santa Brígida, la 53
  • Grup Solivent, 206
  • Lloret Salvatge, 3
  • Palou, 24
  • Sant Climent d'Amer, 35
  • Sant Genís, 0
  • Veïnat de la Jonquera, 21
  • Veïnat del Colomer, 7
  • Veïnat del Mont, 12

Notable people

Traditions

  • La Sardana de l'alcalde.
  • Esclafar burros.
  • World competition of snail whistle, on the first Sunday of February at the hermitage of Santa Brígida.

See also

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