Girona
municipality and capital city of the Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Summary
Girona is a municipality of Catalonia[1]. Girona ranks in the top 0.23% of municipality of catalonia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,008 views/month, #2 of 888).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Eurotowns network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Gironès[4]
- Country: Spain[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ter[6], Onyar[7], Güell[8], Galligants[9]
- Head of government: Lluc Salellas i Vilar[10]
- Capital: Girona[11]
- Official language: Catalan[12]
- Shares border with: Juià[13], Quart[14], Sant Julià de Ramis[15], Sarrià de Ter[16], Celrà[17], Fornells de la Selva[18], Salt[19], Sant Gregori[20], Vilablareix[21]
- Flag: flag of Girona[22]
- Twinned administrative body: Albi[23], Reggio Emilia[24], Wakefield[25], Bluefields[26], Farsia[27], Nueva Gerona[28], Nikšić[29]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Girona[30]
- Postal code: 17000–17007[31]
- Part of: Mancomunitat de Municipis Comunitat Turística de la Costa Brava[32], Intermunicipal Voluntary Association of Gironès[33]
- Commons category: Girona[34]
- Licence plate code: GI[35]
- Patron saint: Narcissus of Girona[36], Felix of Girona[37]
- Local dialing code: 972[38]
- Has part(s): Campdorà[39], Palau-Sacosta[40], Sant Ponç[41], Santa Eugenia[42], Vila-roja[43], Domeny[44], Sant Daniel[45], Montjuïc[46], Girona[47]
- Catalog code: 35[48]
- Coordinate location: 41.983333333333, 2.8166666666667[49]
- Significant event: Siege of Girona[50], Second Siege of Gerona[51], First Siege of Girona[52], Siege of Força Vella[53]
- Official website: http://www.girona.cat/[54]
- Topic's main category: Category:Girona[55]
- Commons gallery: Girona[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Girona include Girona-Costa Brava Airport[57], an airport[58], in Spain[59] and Gerona[60], a municipality of the Philippines[61], in Philippines[62].
Why It Matters
Girona has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Girona is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Girona include Girona-Costa Brava Airport[57], an airport[58], in Spain[59] and Gerona[60], a municipality of the Philippines[61], in Philippines[62].