Summary
Vidreres (Catalan pronunciation: [biˈðɾeɾəs]) is a municipality in the comarca of La Selva, the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain.
Vidreres | |
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 Vidreres | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vidreres Location in Catalonia  Vidreres Vidreres (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 41°47′25″N 2°46′30″E / 41.79028°N 2.77500°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province |  Girona |
| Comarca | Selva |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jordi Camps Vicente (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.0 km2 (18.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[3] | |
| • Total | 7,740 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Website | vidreres |
The name of Vitrariis appears in the 12th century and it meant 'vidriera' or 'vitralleria', which in english means stained glass. But the origin or the cause of that name is yet unknown.
A really popular fest is "El Ranxo", the name of a soup with rice as the main ingredient, that it is made on the Tuesday of the week of carnival, for all the villagers.
Every year it takes place the Ludibàsquet, a basketball fest.
Some of the places of interest that you can visit are the Sant Iscle's castle, Castell de Sant Iscle, from the 12th century. Or also the church of Santa Susana, of romanic origin, located in Caulès, a mountain in Vidreres.
References edit
- ^ "Ajuntament de Vidreres". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Vidreres". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
External links edit
- Government data pages (in Catalan)