Figueres

Figueres (; ) is the capital city of Alt Empordà County, in the Girona region, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Dalí Theatre and Museum, a large museum designed by Dalí himself which attracts many visitors. It is also the birthplace of Narcís Monturiol, inventor of the first successful machine-powered submarine. Also born here was Mónica Naranjo, one of the best-selling Spanish singers of the 1990s and 2000s.

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Figueres is a town in northeastern Spain that serves as the capital of Alt Empordà County in Catalonia. It's most famous as the birthplace of surrealist artist Salvador Dalí and home to the Dalí Theatre and Museum, which he designed himself and which draws significant numbers of visitors.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Figueres
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: MSodaiguiSTPereFigueres1.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St. Peter's church
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Figueres.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escut de Figueres.svg
Settlement.image_map: Localització de Figueres respecte de l'Alt Empordà.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Alt Empordà County
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Catalonia vegueries#Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Girona
Settlement.subdivision_type3: County
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Alt Empordà
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Girona
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Figueres
Demonym: figuerense
Population: 47879
Area: 19.30
Elevation: 39
Official website: ca.figueres.cat
Image: 20061227-Figueres Sant Pere MQ.jpg
Households: 218

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postal code: 17600
Commons category: Figueres
Commons gallery: Figueres
native label: Figueres
male population: 23092
female population: 23562
P8168: Robert T. Herres

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History
Main sights
Transport
Economy
Climate
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

==History== The town's name derives from that of Ficaris, of Visigoth origin. In 1267, King James I of Aragon granted it fuero rights, but four years later Count Ponç IV of Empúries set the town on fire.