Les Planes d'Hostoles (Catalan pronunciation: [ləs ˈplanəz ðusˈtɔləs]) is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 37.51 square kilometres (14.48 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 1,694.[2]
Les Planes d'Hostoles | |
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 St. Christopher's parish church | |
  Les Planes d'Hostoles Location in Catalonia  Les Planes d'Hostoles Les Planes d'Hostoles (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°3′22″N 2°32′23″E / 42.05611°N 2.53972°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Girona |
| Comarca | Garrotxa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduard Llorà Cullet (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
• Total | 1,660 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
From 1900, Les Planes d'Hostoles was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway, which was extended to Sant Feliu de Pallerols in 1902 and Olot in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway.[4][5]
In this Área there are lots of waterfalls.[6] To visit them you need to book a ticket on the protected Space of the river Brugent.
Notable residents
edit- Francesc Arnau (1975–2021), footballer
- Carla Simón (1986-), filmmaker
References
edit- ^ "Ajuntament de les Planes d'Hostoles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ a b "El municipi en xifres: Les Planes d'Hostoles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ "El tren d'Olot a Girona fa 100 anys" [The train from Olot to Girona is 100 years old] (in Catalan). Sàpiens. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Carrilet Olot - Girona Greenway". viasverdes.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Arnau i Serra, Joan. El Riu Brugent i el seu entorn. Ajuntament de les Planes d'hostoles. 2005. 105 pp. ISBN 84-609-7086-8.
External links
edit- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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