Llambilles () is a village in the
province
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of
Girona
Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...
and
autonomous community
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of
Catalonia
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, Spain. The municipality covers an area of , and the population in 2014 was 738.
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The first written mention "Lambiliolas" dates to the year 999. The etymology of the name is unknown and probably pre-Roman.
The main economic activity is the primary sector: grain cultivation in the plain and exploitation of the forest for the ]cork
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* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
*** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine
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industry in the massif. During the twentieth century the population stagnated around 400. Since the end of the century, the development of new housing developments has grown. There is an industrial estate "Les Conques" where a distribution company and a paper mill were mainly established.Llambilles
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana
Between 1892 and 1969, the village was connected to the city of
Girona
Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...
and the port of
Sant Feliu de Guíxols
Sant Feliu de Guíxols () is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the Comarques of Catalonia, ''comarca'' of the Baix Empordà in
Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava and is an important port and tourist centre. The district ...
by the narrow gauge
Sant Feliu de Guíxols–Girona railway
The Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Girona Railway was a gauge railway line that operated over of track between Girona and Sant Feliu de Guíxols, in Catalonia, Spain. The railway had 6 steam locomotives of the 0-6-2T type, 21 passenger cars and 106 ...
. The line has since been converted into a
greenway.
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Government data pages
Municipalities in Gironès
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