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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: gate in Salses, France
- Also known as: “Porte des Pays Catalans”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort de Salses and Font d’Estramar.
Fort de Salses
Church
Photo: Asarola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort de Salses is a Catalan fortress in the commune of Salses-le-Château, situated in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is clearly visible from the A9 autoroute as well as the train line between Perpignan and Narbonne and it is possible to visit from the motorway rest area and the local train station. Fort de Salses is situated 2 km southwest of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Font d’Estramar
Photo: Swisscoucou, CC BY 3.0.
Font d’Estramar is situated 2 km east of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Église Saint-Étienne de Salses
Church
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Salses-le-Château or just Salses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is located north of the city of Perpignan. It is traditionally considered as the northernmost point of the Catalan Countries. Salses-le-Château is situated 3 km southwest of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Garrieux
Hamlet
Photo: Culex, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garrieux is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km south of Gate of the Catalan Countries.
Opoul-Périllos
Village
Photo: Babsy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- Categories: sculpture, building, and tourism
- Location: Salses-le-Château, Arrondissement of Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.85427° or 42° 51′ 15″ northLongitude
2.93766° or 2° 56′ 16″ eastInception
September 28th, 2003Height
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8FJ4VW3Q+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 43319212OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q1816003
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Gate of the Catalan Countries” goes by many names.
- 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”
- 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
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