Gate of the Catalan Countries
The Gate of the Catalan Countries, a work of the sculptor Emili Armengol, marks the Northern starting location of the Catalan Countries in Salses, Pyrénées-Orientales.
- Work of art
- …is a sculpture
- …is also known as “Porte des Pays Catalans”
- …stands 12 metres (39 feet) tall
- Description: gate in Salses, France
- Established: September 28, 2003
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort de Salses and Font Estramar.
Fort de Salses
Church
The Fort de Salses is a Catalan fortress in the… Fort de Salses is situated 2 km southwest of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Font Estramar
Font Estramar is situated 2 km east of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Église Saint-Étienne de Salses
Church
Église Saint-Étienne de Salses is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salses-le-Château and Garrieux.
Salses-le-Château
Village
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Salses-le-Château or just Salses is a commune in the… Salses-le-Château is situated 3 km southwest of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Garrieux
Hamlet
Garrieux is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Opoul-Périllos
Village
Opoul-Périllos is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Opoul-Périllos is situated 5 km west of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Gate of the Catalan Countries
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Latitude
42.85427° or 42° 51′ 15″ north
Longitude
2.93766° or 2° 56′ 16″ east
Open location code
8FJ4VW3Q+P3
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Gate of the Catalan Countries” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Porta e Vendeve Katalanase”
- Asturian: “Puerta de los Países Catalanes”
- Catalan: “Porta dels paisos catalans”
- Catalan: “Porta dels Països Catalans”
- Dutch: “Gate of the Catalan Countries”
- French: “porte des Pays catalans”
- French: “Porte des Pays catalans”
- Galician: “Porta dels Països Cataláns”
- German: “Porta dels Paisos Catalans”
- German: “Porta dels Països Catalans”
- Italian: “Porta dei Paesi Catalani”
- Russian: “Ворота каталонских земель”
- Spanish: “Porta dels Paisos Catalans”
- Spanish: “Porta dels Països Catalans”
- Spanish: “Puerta de los Paises Catalanes”
- Spanish: “Puerta de los Países Catalanes”
- Swedish: “Porten till de katalanska länderna”
- Ukrainian: “Брама каталанських країн”
- Ukrainian: “Брама каталонських земель”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cortal d’en Barthe and Aire de Camping-car Camping International du Roussilon.
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