Vilajuïga
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Vilajuïga | |||
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Municipality | |||
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Vilajuïga | |||
Coordinates: 42°19′41″N 3°5′43″E / 42.32806°N 3.09528°E | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Community | Catalonia | ||
Province | Girona | ||
Comarca | Alt Empordà | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Pere Trias Roca | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) | ||
Population (2009) | |||
• Total | 1,149 | ||
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) | ||
Demonym | Figuerenc, figuerenca | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Vilajuïga is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Vilajuïga's area is home to a group of Megalithic dolmens. Starting from the 10th century AD it was a possession of the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. In the nearby is also the Quermançó Castle, documented from 1073.
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