Besalú

Also known as Besalu

thumb|The Besalu bridge by night Besalú () is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Besalú is a town located in the Garrotxa region of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is known for its historic bridge, which is a notable landmark of the area.

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Settlement.name: Besalú
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Pont Besalú 1.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Besalú.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Besalú.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Catalonia#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Catalonia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Girona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Garrotxa
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Lluís Guinó Subirós (2015)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.9
Settlement.elevation_m: 151
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Economy
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thumb|The Besalu bridge by night Besalú () is a town in the comarca of Garrotxa, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

The town's importance was greater in the early Middle Ages, as capital of the county of Besalú, whose territory was roughly the same size as the current comarca of Garrotxa but sometime extended as far as Corbières, Aude, in France. Wilfred the Hairy, credited with the unification of Catalonia, was Count of Besalú. The town was also the birthplace of Raimon Vidal, a medieval troubadour.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Besalú” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.