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Figueres (disambiguation) infobox catalan city
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province=Girona
comarca=Alt Empordà
population=39,641
population_year=2006
area=18.78
population_density=1761
elevation=39
demonym=Cadaquesenc, cadaquesenca
mayor=Santi Vila Vicente (CIU)Figueres ( _es. Figueras) is the capital of the "comarca" (district) of
Alt Empordà , in the province of Girona,Catalonia ,Spain .The town is the birthplace of artist
Salvador Dalí , and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace ofNarcís Monturiol i Estarriol , inventor of the first combustion poweredsubmarine andanaerobic engine . Also born here wasMonica Naranjo , one of the best selling Spanish singers of the1990s and2000s .The city is twinned with
Perpignan (Pyrénées Orientales ), just over thePyrenees inFrance .Demography
infobox catalan municipio demography
pop_1900=10,922
pop_1930=14,362
pop_1950=16,841
pop_1970=22,557
pop_1986=31,942
pop_latest=33,064
latest_year=2002Transportation
Situated in the north-east corner of Catalonia, Figueres is about 40 km far from
Girona , 140 km fromBarcelona , 60 km fromPerpignan and 50 km far fromGirona-Costa Brava Airport .The projected
high-speed rail lines connecting Figueres to Perpignan via LGV and to Madrid-Barcelona via AVE are scheduled to begin service in 2009 and 2012.Gallery
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
* [http://www.cbrava.com/Figuereseng.htm Figueres]
* [http://www.virtourist.com/europe/figueres/index.html Virtual tour of Figueres on Virtourist.com]
* [http://www.cbholidays.com/cbh/process/locale/en_US/page/poblacion.html?poblacion=figueras Bussines Directory Guide from Figueres]
* [http://www.mapfactory.net/mapa_figueres.php?i=3 Interactive map with street finder of Figueres]
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