The Manol River is a river in
Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà (, "Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
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Spain
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. It is a seasonal river, and a tributary of the
Muga.
An emblematic bird of the river is the
European bee-eater (Merops apiaster), a migratory bird that overwinters in tropical Africa.
Course
The rivers begins near
Albanyà
Albanyà is a municipality in the '' comarca'' of Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà (, "Upper Empordà") is a comarca (county) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà
Emporda (from the official name in ca, Empordà, , name in e ...
at 1,089 m a.s.l., and flows through the municipalities of
Cabanelles,
Lladó
Lladó (also known as Lledó d'Empordà) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
It is a village with an eleventh century Augustinian Monastery and a Romanesque church.
History
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Navata,
Avinyonet de Puigventós
Avinyonet de Puigventós is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nation ...
,
Vilafant,
Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema,
Figueres
Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' 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 museu ...
,
El Far d'Empordà,
Vila-sacra, and
Vilanova de la Muga Vilanova may refer to:
People
* Amanda Vilanova (born 1991), Puerto Rican beauty pageant title holder
* Francisco Machón Vilanova, Salvadoran novelist
*Galcerand de Vilanova, Bishop of Urgel and Co-Prince of Andorra
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(
ca).
At Vilanova de la Muga the river joins the
Muga River that continues to the
Mediterranean Sea
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.
See also
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List of rivers of Spain
This is an incomplete list of rivers that are at least partially in Spain. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Rivers in the mainland Iberian Peninsu ...
References
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Rivers of Spain
Drainage basins of the Mediterranean Sea
Rivers of Catalonia