Vilajuïga | |
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| Coordinates:42°19′41″N3°5′43″E / 42.32806°N 3.09528°E /42.32806; 3.09528 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Alt Empordà |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joana Cobo Ortiz (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 1,177 |
| • Density | 89.8/km2 (233/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Vilajuïguenc, vilajuïguenca |
| Website | www |
Vilajuïga (Catalan pronunciation:[ˌbiləʒuˈiɣə]) is amunicipality in thecomarca ofAlt Empordà,Girona,Catalonia, Spain.
Vilajuïga's area is home to a group ofMegalithicdolmens. Starting from the 10th century AD it was a possession of the monastery ofSant Pere de Rodes. In the nearby is also theQuermançó Castle, documented from 1073.
The mineral water, Aigua de Vilajuïga, comes from here. It was reputed to be the only water drunk by thesurrealist painterSalvador Dalí.[4]
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