Camprodon | |
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| Coordinates:42°18′57″N2°22′00″E / 42.31583°N 2.36667°E /42.31583; 2.36667 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | Girona |
| Comarca | Ripollès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francesc Xavier Sala Pujol (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 103.4 km2 (39.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 988 m (3,241 ft) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 2,261 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (57/sq mi) |
| Demonyms | Camprodonins, camprodonines |
| Website | www |
Camprodon (Catalan pronunciation:[kəmpɾuˈðon]; fromCamp Rodó "Round Field", ultimately fromLatinCampus Rotundus) is a small town in thecomarca ofRipollès inGirona,Catalonia, Spain, located in thePyrenees, near the French border.
The settlement of Camprodon was in 1118, whenRamon Berenguer III allowed the building of a market near the monastery ofSant Pere de Camprodon, which is located in the present-day town. In 1252, Camprodon was granted the title of royal city and left the jurisdiction of the abbot of Sant Pere.
The city celebrates thefeast day ofSant Patllari (Palladius of Embrun), and the church ofSanta Maria de Camprodon claims hisrelics, which lie in a 14th-century reliquary (arqueta de Sant Patllari).
The epicentre of theCatalan earthquake of 1428 that killed hundreds of people was near Camprodon.[4] The earthquake was related to the activeAmer-Brugentfault system which lies to the south-east of Camprodon.[5]
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Municipalities ofRipollès | ||
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