Darnius
Encyclopedia
Darnius is a municipality
in the comarca
of the Alt Empordà
in Catalonia
. The first document where is related Darnius was dated in 983, and the written name was Darnicibus. Till the beginning of the 20th century the main economic activity was the manufacturing of the cork
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Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the comarca
Comarques of Catalonia
This is a list of the comarques of Catalonia . A comarca is roughly equivalent to a US "county" or a UK "district". However, in the context of Catalonia, the term "county" can be a bit misleading, because in medieval Catalonia, the most important rulers were counts, notably the Counts of Barcelona...
of the Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empordà was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936.- Municipalities :Populations are as of 2001.*Agullana - pop. 668*Albanyà - pop. 99*L'Armentera - pop. 742...
in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
. The first document where is related Darnius was dated in 983, and the written name was Darnicibus. Till the beginning of the 20th century the main economic activity was the manufacturing of the cork
Cork (material)
Cork is an impermeable, buoyant material, a prime-subset of bark tissue that is harvested for commercial use primarily from Quercus suber , which is endemic to southwest Europe and northwest Africa...
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Interesting places
- Dòlmen del Mas Puig de Caneres (Megalithic monument)
- Església de Santa Maria
- Ermita de Sant Esteve del Llop
- Castell de Mont-roig
- Pantà de Boadella (Reservoir)