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L’Escala

L'Escala is a town of 10,400 people in , . It is on the Costa Brava between the southern end of the Gulf of Roses and Cala Montgó. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies.
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  • Type: Town with 9,900 residents
  • Description: municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Spain
  • Also known as: “La Escala”
  • Postal code: 17130
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anchovy and Salt Museum and Jardí del Clos del Pastor.

Museum
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is a museum in the town of L'Escala, , . It was opened in 2006 as an institution dedicated to displaying the cultural heritage of the village.

Museum
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is a museum.

Library
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is a library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Albons and Bellcaire d’Empordà.

Village
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is a municipality in , Spain. is situated 4½ km west of L’Escala.

Village
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Bellcaire d'Empordà is a municipality in the comarca of Baix Empordà, in , Spain. The municipality covers an area of 12.68 square kilometres and the population in 2014 was 650. is situated 5 km southwest of L’Escala.

Village
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is a village of Alt Empordà, 6 kilometers to the north from l'Escala, a municipality in , Spain. is situated 6 km west of L’Escala.

L’Escala

Latitude
42.1135° or 42° 6′ 49″ north
Longitude
3.1387° or 3° 8′ 20″ east
Population
9,900
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
8FJ5447Q+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 339019326
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3119779
Wiki­data ID
Q11304
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“L’Escala” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “L’Escala”
  • Arabic: “لا إسكالا”
  • Aragonese: “L’Escala”
  • Armenian: “Լա Էսկալա”
  • Asturian: “L’Escala”
  • Basque: “L’Escala”
  • Belarusian: “Ла-Эскала”
  • Belarusian: “Ль’Эскаля”
  • Belarusian: “Ля Эскаля”
  • Breton: “L’Escala”
  • Catalan: “l’Escala”
  • Catalan: “L’Escala”
  • Cebuano: “L’Escala”
  • Chechen: “Ла-Эскала”
  • Chinese: “拉埃斯卡拉”
  • Czech: “La Escala”
  • Dutch: “L’Escala”
  • French: “L’Escala”
  • Galician: “L’Escala”
  • Georgian: “ლა-ესკალა”
  • German: “L’Escala”
  • Hebrew: “ל’אסקלה”
  • Hungarian: “L’Escala”
  • Interlingua: “L’Escala”
  • Irish: “l’Escala”
  • Italian: “L’Escala”
  • Japanese: “ラスカーラ”
  • Kazakh: “Ла-Эскала”
  • Ladin: “L’Escala”
  • Latin: “L’Escala”
  • Lithuanian: “Leskala”
  • Lombard: “L’Escala”
  • Macedonian: “Л’Ескала”
  • Malay: “L’Escala”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “L’Escala”
  • Pampanga: “L’Escala”
  • Persian: “لا اسکالا (اسپانیا)”
  • Persian: “لا اسکالا”
  • Polish: “L’Escala”
  • Portuguese: “L’Escala”
  • Russian: “Ла-Эскала”
  • Slovak: “La Escala”
  • Slovenian: “L’Escala”
  • South Azerbaijani: “لا اسکالا”
  • Spanish: “L’Escala”
  • Spanish: “La Escala”
  • Swedish: “L’Escala”
  • Tahitian: “L’Escala”
  • Tatar: “Ла-Эскала”
  • Turkish: “L’Escala”
  • Ukrainian: “Л’Аскала”
  • Uzbek: “La Escala”
  • Venetian: “L’Escala”
  • Vietnamese: “L’Escala”
  • Waray (Philippines): “L’Escala”

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