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Torroella de Montgrí
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| Country | Spain | ||
| Autonomous community | Catalonia | ||
| Province | Gerona | ||
| Comarca | Baix Empordà | ||
| Judicial district | La Bisbal d'Empordà | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Josep Maria Rufí | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 65 km2 (25.1 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 11,598 | ||
| • Density | 178.4/km2 (462.1/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Montgrins | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 17257 | ||
| Website | Official website | ||
Torroella de Montgrí is a small town in Catalonia, on the north bank of the Ter river.
The town is 22 km east of Girona and 5 km west of the resort of L'Estartit. It lies on the junction of the C-31 and GI-641.
The town was originally the Royal Port for the Kings of Aragon before the river started silting up and a new port was founded at Palamós.
The town retains its medieval core and walls and hosts a market every Monday.
The town is towered over by the Montgrí Massif on its northern side. The Montgrí is a long mountain formation that looks like a sleeping bishop seen from afar. Its vegetation consists mostly of low Mediterranean scrub among rocks.
The maximum height of the range is 308m and it is topped by an ancient fortress in the middle, the Montgrí Castle.