Verges, Catalonia
Encyclopedia
Verges is a municipality in Catalonia
, in the Baix Empordà
comarca.
Among the notable citizens born in Verges are:
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...
, in the Baix Empordà
Baix Empordà
Baix Empordà is a comarca in Catalonia, Spain, one of the two into which Empordà was divided in the comarcal division of 1936. It is popularly known as L'Empordanet .- Geography :...
comarca.
Features
The town is famous for its Dansa de la Mort celebrations every Holy Thursday where many people disguise as skeletons.Among the notable citizens born in Verges are:
- Francesc CambóFrancesc CambóFrancesc Cambó i Batlle was a conservative Catalan politician, founder and leader of the autonomist party Lliga Regionalista. He was minister in several Spanish governments...
. (1876-1947) politician - Lluís LlachLluís LlachLluís Llach i Grande is a Catalan composer and songwriter.Though partially dependent on arrangers, like Manel Camp or Carles Cases in his early works, Llach's songwriting has largely evolved from the more basic early compositions to a vastly more complex harmonic and melodic writing...
. (1948) singer - Maria Perpinyà Sais. (1901-1994) writer and journalist
External links
- Pàgina web de l'Ajuntament
- La Processó de Verges
- Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya
- Informació de l'Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya