Castelló d'Empúries is a town and municipality in 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...

 and lies 9 km east of Figueres

Figueres

Figueres is the capital of the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors...

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In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county

County of Empúries

The County of Empúries was a medieval county centred on the town of Empúries and enclosing the Catalan region of Peralada. It corresponds to the historic comarca of Empordà....

 due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. 1325-1341 saw a period of large expansion of this capital town, which ultimately ceased being the capital once the county joined the Crown of Aragon and Catalonia

Crown of Aragon

The Crown of Aragon Corona d'Aragón Corona d'Aragó Corona Aragonum controlling a large portion of the present-day eastern Spain and southeastern France, as well as some of the major islands and mainland possessions stretching across the Mediterranean as far as Greece...

 in 1385.

The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the neighboring urbanisation of Empuriabrava

Empuriabrava

Empuriabrava is one of the largest marinas in the world. It is located on the coast of Girona ....

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External links

• Castelló d'Empúries-Empuriabrava (espai web de l'Ajuntament)
• Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya
• Informació de l'Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya
• CRAE Poble a poble: Castelló d'Empúries
• Web de l'Ecomuseu-Farinera de Castelló d'Empúries
• Ecomuseu-Farinera de Castelló d'Empúries al mnactec
• Castelló d'Empúries (English)