Figueres

Figueres

POPULATION
46,381
ELEVATION
128 ft
AREA
7.5 mi²

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Figueres is the capital city of the comarca of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, 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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Location

Girona Spain

Coordinates

42.26744° N, 2.96079° E