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for other uses see Figueres (disambiguation)
Figueres (disambiguation)

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Figueres is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà

Alt Empord? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empord? was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936....
, in the province of Girona
Girona (province)

Girona is a Provinces of Spain of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia . It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida , and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
, Catalonia
Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
.

The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dal? i Dom?nech, 1st Marquis of P?bol was a Spain Catalonia surrealist painter born in Figueres.Dal? was a skilled Technical drawing, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealism work....
, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí
Dalí Theatre and Museum

The Dal? Theatre and Museum , is a museum of the artist Salvador Dal? in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia.The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dal? was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dal?'s art was shown....
, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol
Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol

Narc?s Monturiol Estarriol was a Spain Catalonia engineer, artist and intellectual. He was the inventor of the first combustion engine driven submarine, which was propelled by an early form of air-independent propulsion....
, inventor of the first successful machine powered submarine
Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below water. It differs from a submersible, which has only limited underwater capability....
. Also born here was Monica Naranjo
Monica Naranjo

M?nica Naranjo Carrasco is a Spain singer born in Figueres, a village in Catalonia near Cadaqu?s, Spain. She is one of the most popular singers in Spain....
, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.

The city is twinned with Perpignan
Perpignan

Perpignan is a commune in France and the pr?fecture of the Pyr?n?es-Orientales D?partement in France in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the provinces of France and county of Roussillon ....
 (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees
Pyrenees

The Pyrenees are a mountain range in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea ....
 in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.







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for other uses see Figueres (disambiguation)
Figueres (disambiguation)

Figueres can refer to:...


Figueres is the capital of the comarca (district) of Alt Empordà
Alt Empordà

Alt Empord? is a Comarques of Catalonia in Catalonia, Spain, one of two into which Empord? was divided by the comarcal division of Catalonia in 1936....
, in the province of Girona
Girona (province)

Girona is a Provinces of Spain of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia . It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida , and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
, Catalonia
Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
, Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
.

The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí

Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dal? i Dom?nech, 1st Marquis of P?bol was a Spain Catalonia surrealist painter born in Figueres.Dal? was a skilled Technical drawing, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealism work....
, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí
Dalí Theatre and Museum

The Dal? Theatre and Museum , is a museum of the artist Salvador Dal? in his home town of Figueres, in Catalonia.The heart of the museum was the building that housed the town's theatre when Dal? was a child, and where one of the first public exhibitions of young Dal?'s art was shown....
, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol
Narcís Monturiol i Estarriol

Narc?s Monturiol Estarriol was a Spain Catalonia engineer, artist and intellectual. He was the inventor of the first combustion engine driven submarine, which was propelled by an early form of air-independent propulsion....
, inventor of the first successful machine powered submarine
Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below water. It differs from a submersible, which has only limited underwater capability....
. Also born here was Monica Naranjo
Monica Naranjo

M?nica Naranjo Carrasco is a Spain singer born in Figueres, a village in Catalonia near Cadaqu?s, Spain. She is one of the most popular singers in Spain....
, one of the best selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.

The city is twinned with Perpignan
Perpignan

Perpignan is a commune in France and the pr?fecture of the Pyr?n?es-Orientales D?partement in France in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the provinces of France and county of Roussillon ....
 (Pyrénées Orientales), just over the Pyrenees
Pyrenees

The Pyrenees are a mountain range in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea ....
 in France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

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Situated in the north-east corner of Catalonia, Figueres is about 40 km far from Girona
Girona

Girona is a city located in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the rivers Ter River and Onyar. It is the capital of the Spanish Girona and of the Catalan comarca of the Giron?s....
, 140 km from Barcelona
Barcelona

Barcelona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous communities of Spain of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain, with a population of 1,615,908 in 2008, while the population of the Metropolitan Area was 3,161,081....
, 60 km from Perpignan
Perpignan

Perpignan is a commune in France and the pr?fecture of the Pyr?n?es-Orientales D?partement in France in southern France. Perpignan was the capital of the provinces of France and county of Roussillon ....
 and 50 km far from Girona-Costa Brava Airport
Girona-Costa Brava Airport

Girona-Costa Brava Airport is an airport located 12 km south of the city of Girona, next to the small village of Vilob? d'Onyar, in the north-east of Catalonia, Spain....
.

The projected high-speed rail
High-speed rail

High-speed rail is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions include 200 km/h and faster ? depending on whether the track is upgraded or new ? by the European Union, and above 90 mph by the United States Federal Railroad Administration, but...
 lines connecting Figueres to Perpignan via LGV
LGV Perpignan-Figueres

The LGV Perpignan-Figueres is an international high-speed rail currently under construction between France and Spain. Work began on 15 November 2004 on the 44.4-kilometre line which will cross the France?Spain border between Perpignan and Figueres via a 8.3-kilometre tunnel bored under the Perthus Tunnel....
 and to Madrid-Barcelona via AVE
AVE

Alta Velocidad Espa?ola is a service of high speed trains operating at speeds of up to on dedicated track in Spain. The name is literally translated from Spanish language as "Spanish High Speed", but also a play on the word , meaning "bird"....
 are scheduled to begin service in 2009 and 2012.

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