Medinyà
| Medinyà | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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Medinyà castle | |
  Medinyà  Medinyà Location in Catalonia | |
| Coordinates: ES 42°2′58.15″N 2°51′54.76″E / 42.0494861°N 2.8652111°ECoordinates: ES 42°2′58.15″N 2°51′54.76″E / 42.0494861°N 2.8652111°E | |
| Country |
 Spain |
| Community |
 Catalonia |
| Province |
.svg.png){kind=small} Girona |
| Comarca | Gironès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Narcís Casassa (2015)[1] |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 7.7 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 866 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Website |
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Medinyà is a town and municipality in the comarca of Gironès in Catalonia.[4] Until June 2015 it formed part of the municipality of Sant Julià de Ramis. The town is located at the junction of the N-II and the GI-514 roads. In 2014 it consisted of 852 residents.[5] A highlight of the town is Medinyà Castle.
History
The first recorded mention of the town is in 1017, in correspondence from Pope Benedict VIII to the monastery at Banyoles. The documents lists the municipalities controlled by the monastery.[6]
The writer Hans Christian Andersen mentioned the town in his 1862 travel book "I Spanien" (In Spain).[7]
In 1972 the town ceased being an independent municipality and was absorbed into Sant Julià de Ramis.
On 4 June 2015 the municipal independence of Medinyà was recognised and it recovered its original territory, which includes the villages of Santa Fe de la Serra, Tomet, Lladrers and Vall-llobera.[8]
References
- ↑ "Medinyà ja és independent" (in Catalan). Ara (newspaper). 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Medinyà". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ "Ajuntament de Medinyà". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
- ↑ Jordi Nadal (2005-06-05). "Medinyà ja és el municipi 222" (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "Medinyà s'independitza de Sant Julià de Ramis" (in Catalan). VilaWeb. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "Medinyà en Xarxa - Introducció a la història". 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "Història de la Fira". Medinyà Story Fair. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
- ↑ "El Parlament aprova la independència de Medinyà" (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 2015-06-04. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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