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L'Escala (Spanish: La Escala) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava, located between the southern end of the Gulf of Roses and Cala (bay) Montgó. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies. The GE-513 road runs inland from the town.

L'Escala
Municipality
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Coordinates: 42.114°N 3.139°E / 42.114; 3.139
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Alt Empordà
Government
• Alcalde	Victor Puga Lòpez (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	10,417
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	escalenc/escalenca
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	17130
Website	lescala-empuries.com

The Alfolí de la Sal, also known as the Pòsit Vell, is a seventeenth-century warehouse formerly used to store the salt necessary to preserve fish landed at the port: it is now a protected historic-artistic monument. The ruins of Empúries are located on the territory of the municipality, with Phoenician and Roman remains dating from 580 BC.

L'Escala is the village of Víctor Català (pseudonym of Caterina Albert, 1869-1966) a famous novel writer.

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2001	2009
2515	2462	2475	3117	4721	5823	10.140

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Official site
• Government data pages (in Catalan)

На других языках

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[de] L’Escala

L’Escala (nicht mehr amtlich: La Escala (spanisch)) ist eine spanische Kleinstadt mit 10.339 Einwohnern (1. Januar 2019), die im südlichen Bereich der Bucht von Roses und im Nordosten von Katalonien in der Provinz Girona liegt.

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- [en] L'Escala

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[es] La Escala

La Escala (oficialmente en catalán l'Escala)[1] es un municipio y localidad española de la provincia de Gerona, en Cataluña. En el término municipal, perteneciente a la comarca del Alto Ampurdán, se hallan las ruinas de la antigua ciudad greco-romana de Ampurias. Cuenta con una población de 10 407 habitantes (INE 2017).

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[ru] Ла-Эскала

Ла-Эскала[3] (исп. La Escala, баск. L'Escala, кат. L'Escala) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Жирона в составе автономного сообщества Каталония. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Альт-Эмпорда. Занимает площадь 16 км². Население — 10 387 человек (на 2010 год).

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