Les Planes d'Hostoles
Les Planes d'Hostoles | |
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 St. Christopher's parish church | |
  Les Planes d'Hostoles Location in Catalonia  Les Planes d'Hostoles Les Planes d'Hostoles (Spain) | |
| Coordinates: 42°3′22″N 2°32′23″E / 42.05611°N 2.53972°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Community |  Catalonia |
| Province | .svg){kind=small} Girona |
| Comarca | Garrotxa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduard Llorà Cullet (2015)[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.5 km2 (14.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[3] | |
• Total | 1,746 |
| • Density | 46.6/km2 (121/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Les Planes d'Hostoles (Catalan pronunciation: [ləs ˈplanəz ðusˈtɔləs]) is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 37.51 square kilometres (14.48 sq mi) and the population in 2014 was 1,694.[2]
In the 18th century, there were disputes between the Encies over who was responsible for rebuilding the area of Mal Pas, which was part of the communication route along the road. Discussions took place between the different aldermen, along with testimonies from the residents of the two towns and from people who had worked there, as they were required to pay one parish or another, or a rodalia, according to ancient custom. In this area, the trade of goods predominated, and there were also fatalities.[4]
From 1900, Les Planes d'Hostoles was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway, which was extended to Sant Feliu de Pallerols in 1902 and Olot in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway.[5][6]
There are many waterfalls in the area[7] and one hotel in town.[8]
Notable residents
[edit]- Francesc Arnau (1975–2021), footballer
- Carla Simón (1986–), filmmaker
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ajuntament de les Planes d'Hostoles". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- 1 2 "El municipi en xifres: Les Planes d'Hostoles". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
- ↑ Fuentes Buxó, Raimon & Fuentes Buxó, Alex. LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN Y LOS PELIGROS DEL MAL PASO DE LA RIERA DE AMER ENTRE LAS PLANAS DE HOSTOLAS Y LAS ENCIAS A PRINCIPIOS DEL SIGLO XIX. 78 p. ISBN 979-8255190515
- ↑ "El tren d'Olot a Girona fa 100 anys" [The train from Olot to Girona is 100 years old] (in Catalan). Sàpiens. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Carrilet Olot – Girona Greenway". viasverdes.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ Arnau i Serra, Joan. El Riu Brugent i el seu entorn. Ajuntament de les Planes d'hostoles. 2005. 105 pp. ISBN 84-609-7086-8.
- ↑ Farley, David (9 September 2011). "In Spain, Hiking Along the Volcanoes of Catalonia". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
External links
[edit]- Government data pages (in Catalan)
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