Vilajuïga

Vilajuïga (Catalan pronunciation: [ˌbiləʒuˈiɣə]) is a municipality in the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

Vilajuïga
Flag of Vilajuïga
Coat of arms of Vilajuïga
Vilajuïga is located in Catalonia
Vilajuïga
Vilajuïga
Location in Catalonia
Vilajuïga is located in Spain
Vilajuïga
Vilajuïga
Vilajuïga (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°19′41″N 3°5′43″E
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaAlt Empordà
Government
  MayorJoana Cobo Ortiz (2015)[1]
Area
  Total13.1 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
  Total1,112
  Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Vilajuïguenc, vilajuïguenca
Websitewww.vilajuiga.cat
A man in Spanish costume advertising Vilajuïga mineral water. Colour lithograph by L. Cappiello, c.1912.

Vilajuïga's area is home to a group of Megalithic dolmens. Starting from the 10th century AD it was a possession of the monastery of Sant Pere de Rodes. In the nearby is also the Quermançó Castle, documented from 1073.

The mineral water, Aigua de Vilajuïga, comes from here. It was reputed to be the only water drunk by the surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.[4]

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