Portbou
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| Province | Girona | ||||
| Comarca | Alt Empordà | ||||
| Demonym | Portbouenc, portbouenca | ||||
| Land Area | 9.21 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 28 m AMSL | ||||
| Population | 1,307 (2007) | ||||
| Density | 141.91 hab./km² | ||||
| Mayor | Antoni Vega Cané | ||||
Portbou is a town in the Alt Empordà comarca, in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain. It has a population of 1399 people.
It is located on the border with France, in the Costa Brava region, and frequently serves as a dropping off point for SNCF trains coming from Cerbère in France.
Portbou was a small but important point for the republicans during the Spanish Civil War, as it was one of the few places from where they could get supplies from abroad.
Portbou is also the site where German philosopher Walter Benjamin died and was buried in 1940. There is a monument in his honor, by Dani Karavan.
[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 2581 | 3976 | 2033 | 2360 | 2021 | 1307 |
[edit] 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).
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Official website (Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)
- 'Passage', Walter Benjamin monument
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