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Sils is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a RENFE railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.

Sils
Municipality
Monument at entrance to Sils
Sils
Location in Catalonia
Sils
Sils (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaSelva
Government
  MayorEduard Colomé Ribas (2019)[1]
Area
  Total29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
  Total5,969
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Silenc, silenca
Websitewww.sils.cat

Demography


1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
1221 1362 1586 1923 2058 4347

Lake Sils


Formerly a 7 km2 lake, known as Llac de Sils or Estany de Sils existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century and only a few residual wetlands remain. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation.[4]

A seasonal pond, one of the remaining vestiges of ancient Lake Sils.
A seasonal pond, one of the remaining vestiges of ancient Lake Sils.
Image of a marsh in the former lake basin. Summer 2008.
Image of a marsh in the former lake basin. Summer 2008.

References


  1. "Ajuntament de Sils". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. "El municipi en xifres: Sils". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. Estany de Sils - Una breu història




На других языках


- [en] Sils, Girona

[es] Sils

Sils es un municipio español de la comarca de la Selva, en la provincia de Gerona, Cataluña, situado en una zona ocupada en buena parte por el antiguo lago de Sils, desecado en el siglo XIX.



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