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Blanes
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Location
General information
Province Girona
Comarca Selva
Demonym Blanenc, blanenca
Land Area 17. A comarca (meaning Shire or County, Spanish and Portuguese plural comarcas, Catalan plural Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 68 km²
Altitude 13 m AMSL
Population 38,368 (2007)
Density 2170. Altitude is the Elevation of a point or object from a known level or datum (plural data The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different 13 hab. /km²
Mayor Josep Trias i Figueras

Blanes is a tourist town with a population of 38,368 (as of 2007) on the Costa Brava of Girona, in Catalonia, Spain. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the comarques of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and Girona ( Catalan: Girona ʒiˈɾonə Spanish: Gerona xeˈɾona is a city located in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.

The coast of Blanes has 4 km of different kinds of beaches, the most famous are Blanes beach and S'Abanell beach. Steep rocky cliffs and small inviting coves alternate within its scenery. The most well-known town nearby is Lloret de Mar. Lloret de Mar (ʎuˈɾɛt dəˈma in Catalan is a coastal town in Catalonia on the Mediterranean primarily known as a tourist resort


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Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
4969 5912 7039 16,020 22,472 38,368

Blanes disease

In the teenage culture existing in Blanes there is a term called the Blanes disease. They are referring to the coughing and sore throats that many disco- visitors have. This is caused by the many air-conditioning systems installed in the discothèques. A discothèque, diskoˈtɛk̚ compare the Spanish "discoteca" is an Entertainment venue or Club with recorded music played by "Discaires"

Other

Blanes is also a common last name, e. g.


Blanes is also the name of a horse circus travelling up to the North of Europe, eventually ending up in Amsterdam. Camilo Blanes Cortés (born September 16 1946) better known in the entertainment world as Camilo Sesto is a Spanish singer and composerwho enjoyed fame

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edit Municipalities of Selva Flag of Catalonia

Amer | Anglès | Arbúcies | Blanes | Breda | Brunyola | Caldes de Malavella | La Cellera de Ter | Fogars de la Selva | Hostalric | Lloret de Mar | Massanes | Maçanet de la Selva | Osor | Riells i Viabrea | Riudarenes | Riudellots de la Selva | Sant Feliu de Buixalleu | Sant Hilari Sacalm | Sant Julià del Llor i Bonmatí | Santa Coloma de Farners | Sils | Susqueda | Tossa de Mar | Vidreres | Vilobí d'Onyar

Selva is a coastal comarca (county in Catalonia, Spain, located between the mountain range known as the Serralada Transversal or Puigsacalm Anglès is a Spanish municipality in the comarca of Selva, in the Province of Girona, Catalonia. Fogars de la Selva is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. Lloret de Mar (ʎuˈɾɛt dəˈma in Catalan is a coastal town in Catalonia on the Mediterranean primarily known as a tourist resort Massanes is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. Maçanet de la Selva is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. Riudellots de la Selva is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. Santa Coloma de Farners is a spa town and capital of the ''comarca'' of the Selva, in Catalonia, Spain, and of the judicial district of Sils is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. Susqueda is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. Tossa de Mar is a holiday resort located in Catalonia on the Costa Brava, about 33 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border Vilobí d'Onyar is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain.
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