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Girona| Capital of Girona province in Cataluña, northeast Spain, at the confluence of the Onar and the Ter rivers; population (2001) 74,900. Industries include textiles and chemicals. There is an airport serving the Costa Brava. Girona has a Gothic cathedral, begun in 1312. |
| Girona was captured by Charlemagne in 785, and fell to the French in 1809 after a long and bitter siege during the Napoleonic Wars. |
Girona| Province of northeast Spain in eastern Cataluña autonomous community; area 5,887 sq km/2,273 sq mi; population (1991 est) 492,800. The province lies at the eastern end of the Pyrenees, with its coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The rivers Ter and Fluvia flow through the province, which encompasses mountain ranges, the plain of El Ampurdan, and the Costa Brava. It has small quantities of coal, copper, lead, and iron resources. Products include textiles, paper, cork, leather, cement, and cured fish; tourism is also important. The capital is Girona. |
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