Sils, Girona

Sils is a municipality in the comarca of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a RENFE railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona.

Sils
Municipality
Monument at entrance to Sils
Flag Coat of arms
Sils Location in Catalonia Sils Sils (Spain)
Coordinates: 41°48′N 2°45′E
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Selva
Government
• Mayor	Eduard Colomé Ribas (2019)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	29.9 km^2 (11.5 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	5,969
• Density	200/km^2 (520/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Silenc, silenca
Website	www.sils.cat

Demography

1900	1930	1950	1970	1986	2007
1221	1362	1586	1923	2058	4347

Lake Sils

Formerly a 7 km² lake, known as Llac de Sils or Estany de Sils existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century and only a few residual wetlands remain. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation.[4]

A seasonal pond, one of the remaining vestiges of ancient Lake Sils.

Image of a marsh in the former lake basin. Summer 2008.

References

1. "Ajuntament de Sils". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Sils". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
4. Estany de Sils - Una breu història

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona: Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Official website (in Catalan)
• Government data pages (in Catalan)