Sils, Girona

Municipality in Catalonia, Spain

41°48′N 2°45′E / 41.800°N 2.750°E / 41.800; 2.750Country SpainCommunity CataloniaProvinceGironaComarcaSelvaGovernment • MayorEduard Colomé Ribas (2019)^[1]Area • Total29.9 km² (11.5 sq mi)Elevation76 m (249 ft)Population • Total5,969 • Density200/km² (520/sq mi)Demonym(s)Silenc, silencaWebsitewww.sils.cat

Sils (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsils]) 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.

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]

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 website (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)