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19 unusual facts about Girona


Aphrodisius

In his relation of the voyage, he says to us that after "having left Cordoba, he returned by Girona, Narbonne and Béziers, a city famed for its relics of blessed Aphrodisius".

Catalonia men's national pitch and putt team

Pitch and putt is played in Catalonia since the "eighties" when Martin Withelaw build a course in Solius (Girona).

Clara is the Price

With a budget of 9 million pesetas, the film was shot in studios in Barcelona and exteriors in Cadaques, Ampuriabrava (Girona) and Delta del Ebro (Tarragona).

French departments of Spain

In the museum at Figueras (Catalan Figueres) in the province of Girona is a reproduction of the Le Moniteur which created these four departments.

Galero

The cardinal Jean Cholet used his galero to crown Charles of Valois in 1285 at Girona during the Aragonese Crusade, pronouncing him King of Aragon, and resulting in roi du chapeau ("king of the hat") becoming Charles's nickname.

Joan Roget

Joan Roget or Juan Roget (d. between 1617 and 1624), was a spectacle maker in Girona, Catalonia, Spain who has been cited as a possible inventor of the telescope.

According to the Catalan optometrist and amateur historian Simon de Gualleuma, Juan was married to Juana of Malaville and migrated to the Catalan town of Girona, Spain, where he worked as a master spectacle maker.

Lactarius deliciosus

In the Girona area, this type of mushroom is called a pinatell (in Catalan) because it is collected near wild pine trees; they are typically harvested in October following the late August rain.

Mark Abley

It was translated into French, Spanish and Japanese, and was largely responsible for Abley being awarded the LiberPress Prize in Girona, Spain, in October 2009.

Mediapro

MediaPro is based in Barcelona, with branch offices in Girona, Amsterdam, Budapest, Lisbon, Madeira, Madrid, Miami, Porto, Qatar, Seville and Tenerife.

Mindflow

In Spain, the group appeared at the Prog Metal Fest, a multi-venue festival that visited four cities: Madrid, Palencia, Barcelona and Girona.

Palau Girona-Fontajau

Palau Girona-Fontajau (Catalan: Pavelló Girona-Fontajau) is an arena in Girona, Catalonia, northern Spain, that holds 5,049 people.

Prudenci Bertrana Prize

The Fundació Prudenci Bertrana makes the award in September of each year at a ceremony in Girona.

Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre

His work lead him to various Spanish cities including Girona (where he helped build military fortifications,) Barcelona and Madrid.

Rota International Airport

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Rota International Airport is assigned GRO by the FAA and ROP by the IATA (which assigned GRO to Girona-Costa Brava Airport in Girona, Spain).

Saint Afra

As the persecution of Christians during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian began, Bishop Narcissus of Girona (in Spain) sought refuge in Augsburg and lodged with Afra and her mother, Hilaria.

Web of Spies

They are summoned to meet Judas at the bullfighting arena in Girona where he intends to sell Todd to the highest bidder.

Xaphoon

In the spring of 2012, Wittman began a collaboration with Francesc Sans Sastre, a long-established luthier in Sant Jaume de Lleirca, Girona, Spain to produce hand-made wooden xaphoons in strict accordance with the original xaphoon design.

Zerachiah ha-Levi of Girona

Zerachiah ben Isaac Ha-Levi Gerondi (Hebrew: זרחיה הלוי), called the ReZaH, RaZBI or Baal Ha-Maor (author of the book Ha-Maor) was born about 1125 in the town of Girona, Spain – hence the name Gerondi – and died after 1186 in Lunel.


Casa Marieta

located in the Independence Square of Girona, also well-known like Sant Agustí Square, because formerly the convent of Sant Agustí had been risen there.

Citizens – Party of the Citizenry

Everywhere else, it remained under 4%, with the worst results in the provinces of Girona (1.69%) and Lleida (1.79%).

ExecuJet Aviation Group

Frankfurt, Geneva, Girona, Ibiza, Istanbul, Lanseria (Johannesburg), Melbourne,

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

It was released in 2004 at the Girona International Film Festival, the Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Fantasy Film Festival, Tel Aviv ICon festival and the Spanish Science Fiction Convention.

Fidel Roig Matons

Fidel Roig Matons (born Fidel Enric Jaume Roig i Matons, Girona, Catalonia, May 27, 1887 - Mendoza, Argentina, Argentina, May 26, 1977) was a Catalan painter and musician.

Fornells de la Selva

The northern boundary is with the municipality of Girona; the southern is with Riudellots de la Selva and Campllong; the east with Quart and Llambilles; and the west with Vilablareix and Aiguaviva.

Gnome of Girona

According to the original version showed on TV, the being had been captured by some campers about 11 kilometers from Girona, in the route from the villages of Banyoles to Olot.

Héctor Simón

Héctor Simón Escudero (born 13 March 1984 in Llançà, Girona, Catalonia) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as an attacking midfielder.

History of Catalonia

-- once :es:Guerra de la Independencia Española is in decent shape, we should translate and link --> Girona was besieged by the French and defended by its inhabitants under the direction of general and military governor Mariano Álvarez de Castro.

IES Jaume Vicens Vives

Joaquim Nadal i Farreras, former mayor of Girona (1979–2002) and incumbent Catalan minister of Public Works.

Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line

Originally planned to open in 2009, the extension to Figueres Vilafant railway station, via Girona, where there is an end-on connection with the LGV Perpignan-Figueres, opened on 7 January 2013.

Martí Vergés

Martí Vergés Massa, usually known as "Martín Vergés", (born 8 March 1934 in Vidreres, Girona) is a former Spanish footballer.

Mollo

Molló, town and municipality in the comarca of Ripollès in Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Parliament of Catalonia

The Commonwealth of Catalonia (1914–25) was an assembly of the provincial delegations of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, abolished by Primo de Rivera.

Province of Girona

Its capital and largest city is Girona, with an urban area (including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt, Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix) representing, with a total population of 134,226, a 17-18% of the population.

Ramon Martí Alsina

The Great Day of Girona or Girona's Great Day (El gran dia de Girona, completed by 1863-64)

Sunifred, Count of Barcelona

Sunifred was the Count of Barcelona as well as many other Catalan and Septimanian counties; including Ausona, Besalú, Girona, Narbonne, Agde, Béziers, Lodève, Melgueil, Cerdanya, Urgell, Conflent, and Nîmes; from 834 to 848 (Urgell and Cerdanya) and from 844 to 848 (others).

Transport in Cornwall

It offers or will soon offer flights up-country to Bristol, Leeds, London (Gatwick), Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Southampton, Cardiff and the Isle of Man, and to destinations abroad including Chambéry, Dublin, Geneva, Reus, St. Brieuc, Düsseldorf, Girona, Alicante, and a summer service to Zürich.

Wifred II

Wifred II, Count of Barcelona, count of Barcelona, Girona, and Ausona from 897 to 911