Darnius

Darnius
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Darnius Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 42°22′9″N 2°50′4″E / 42.36917°N 2.83444°E / 42.36917; 2.83444Coordinates: 42°22′9″N 2°50′4″E / 42.36917°N 2.83444°E / 42.36917; 2.83444
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Alt Empordà
Government
- Mayor	Jaume Madern i Cruset
Area
- Total	34.93 km2 (13.5 sq mi)
Elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	537
- Density	15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Darniuenc, darniuenca
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Darnius is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia. The first document where is related Darnius was dated in 983, and the written name was Darnicibus. Till the beginning of the 20th century the main economic activity was the manufacturing of the cork.

Interesting places

• Dòlmen del Mas Puig de Caneres (Megalithic monument)
• Església de Santa Maria
• Ermita de Sant Esteve del Llop
• Castell de Mont-roig
• Pantà de Boadella (Reservoir)

External links

• Official website
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya
• Information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya