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Lloret de Mar
Location
General information
Province Girona
Comarca Selva
Demonym Lloretenc, lloretenca
Land Area 48. 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. 71 km²
Altitude 5 m AMSL
Population 34,997 (2007)
Density 718. 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 47 hab. /km²
Mayor Xavier Crespo i Llobet

Lloret de Mar (pronounced [ʎuˈɾɛt dəˈma] in Catalan) is a coastal town in Catalonia on the Mediterranean primarily known as a tourist resort. 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 Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. It is adjacent to Blanes and Tossa de Mar and is 75 kilometers from Barcelona. Blanes is a tourist town with a population of 38368 (as of 2007 on the Costa Brava of Girona, 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 Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia With a population of 29. 445 (as of 2005) it is the second largest town in the Selva comarca (county) of Catalonia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of the comarques (singular "comarca") of Catalonia ( Spain) It has a population density of approximately 130 inhabitants per kilometer squared.

Lloret de Mar, the largest resort in the Costa Brava
Lloret de Mar, the largest resort in the Costa Brava

During the tourist season, the number of people in Lloret (both inhabitants and tourists) often reaches 200,000. The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the comarques of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and For decades it has attracted summer visitors on package tours, mainly from northern Europe, and it is now the most important resort in the Costa Brava. A package holiday or package tour consists of Transport and accommodation advertised and sold together by a vendor known as a Tour operator. The Costa Brava is a coastal region of northeastern Catalonia, Spain, in the comarques of Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and The sand on the beaches is coarse, but is otherwise undistinguished as a result of the rapid and largely uncontrolled development of hotels, apartment blocks, discos, casinos etc.

Lloret de Mar beach is a town beach (length: 2 km; width: 15 m; fine white sand), one of the most popular Costa Brava beaches.

There is a medieval fort on the outskirts of the town called "castell de sant Joan", Saint Joan's castle (Lloret was founded in 1001 AD). Many consider a bronze statue overlooking the town to be Lloret's symbol. The sculpture shows a fisherman's wife (Dona Marinera) and it was made in 1966 by Ernest Maragall.

Notable people who have lived in Lloret de Mar include Vanessa Riboloni, Mix Master Flex-A-Tron, and Bobby "La Playa" Santana

Dona Marinera
Dona Marinera

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2007
3242 3012 3159 7064 14,567 34,997

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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. Blanes is a tourist town with a population of 38368 (as of 2007 on the Costa Brava of Girona, in Catalonia, Spain. Fogars de la Selva is a Municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. Massanes may refer to Massanes Catalonia, a municipality in Catalonia Spain Massanes Gard, a commune in the Gard department France 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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