Verges, Catalonia

Verges
Municipality

Verges seen from the air

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Verges
Verges

Location in Catalonia

Coordinates: ES 42°3′49″N 3°02′52″E / 42.06361°N 3.04778°E / 42.06361; 3.04778
Country Spain
Autonomous community Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Baix Empordà
Government
  mayor Ignasi Sabater Poch (2015)[1]
Area[2]
  Total 9.7 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation 23 m (75 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
  Total 1,195
  Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Vergelità, vergelitana
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 17211
Website www.verges.cat

Verges is a Spanish municipality in the Province of Girona, in Catalonia.

Features

The town is famous for its Dansa de la Mort celebrations every Holy Thursday, probably the last remaining Dance of Death in Europe, performed uninterruptedly since the Middle Ages.

Among the notable citizens born in Verges are:

See also

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