Sils, Girona

Sils, Girona
—  Municipality  —

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Sils, Girona
Location in Catalonia
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Country  Spain
Community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Selva
Government
 • Mayor Martí Nogué i Selva
Area
 • Total 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation 76 m (249 ft)
Population (2007)
 • Total 4,347
 • Density 145.4/km2 (376.5/sq mi)
Demonym Silenc, silenca
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Sils 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.

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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 19the century. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation.[1]

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