The Muga () is a river in
Catalonia
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, Spain, that rises in the mountains of the eastern
Pyrenees
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. It enters the
Mediterranean Sea
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at the
Roses Gulf.
The river is long. Its source is below the summit of Mont Negre, elevation , which is in the French commune of
Serralongue. The river passes through the village of
Pont de Molins and passes through the
Boadella Reservoir, where the river is dammed.
The Muga Valley was entrusted to the
County of Empúries
The County of Empúries (, ), also known as the County of Ampurias (), was a medieval county centred on the town of Empúries and enclosing the Catalan region of Peralada. It corresponds to the historic ''comarca'' of Empordà.
After the Fr ...
by
Ramon Berenguer III after being in the
County of Besalú
The County of Besalú (, ; ) was one of the landlocked medieval Catalan counties near the Mediterranean coastline. It was roughly coterminous with the modern ''comarca'' of Garrotxa and at various times extended as far north as Corbières, Aud ...
. The local population suffered in both the
Peninsular War
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and
Spanish Civil War
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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
Rivers of Spain
Rivers of Catalonia
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