Castelló d'Empúries facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Castelló d'Empúries
Municipality
Santa Maria de Castelló
Flag Coat of arms
Castelló d'Empúries Location in Province of Girona Show map of Province of Girona Castelló d'Empúries Location in Catalonia Show map of Catalonia Castelló d'Empúries Location in Spain Show map of Spain
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Alt Empordà
Area
• Total	42.3 km2 (16.3 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	10,820
• Density	255.8/km2 (662.5/sq mi)

Castelló d'Empúries (Catalan pronunciation: [kəstəˈʎo ðəmˈpuɾiəs]) is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres.

In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. 1325-1341 saw a period of large expansion of this capital town, which ultimately ceased being the capital once the county joined the Crown of Aragon in 1385.

The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the neighboring urbanisation of Empuriabrava, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.

Old map of the Castelló d'Empúries lake. This coastal lake no longer exists.

Notable people

• Pilar Nouvilas i Garrigolas (1854-1938), painter

See also

In Spanish: Castellón de Ampurias para niños