Amer, Spain

Amer
Municipality
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Amer is located in Province of Girona
Amer
Amer
Location in Province of Girona
Amer is located in Catalonia
Amer
Amer
Location in Catalonia
Amer is located in Spain
Amer
Amer
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°0′45″N 2°36′14″E / 42.01250°N 2.60389°E / 42.01250; 2.60389
Country Spain
Community Catalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaSelva
Government
 • mayorMaria Rosa Vila Juanhuix (2015)
Area
 • Total
40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
Elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
 • Total
2,422
 • Density60.4/km2 (156/sq mi)
Postal code
17007
Websitewww.amer.cat

Amer (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈmeɾ]) is a municipality in the comarca of la Selva in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

From 1895, Amer was linked to Girona by the narrow gauge Olot–Girona railway, which was extended to Les Planes d'Hostoles in 1900, Sant Feliu de Pallerols in 1902 and Olot in 1911. The line closed in 1969 and has since been converted into a greenway.

History

The first documentary news about the municipality regards the battle that took place between Charlemagne's army and the Moors in the year 785 in the Indret de Sant Corneli in the town of Sant Climent d'Amer.

Villages

Notable people

Traditions

References

  1. ↑ "Ajuntament d'Amer". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ↑ "El municipi en xifres: Amer". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  4. ↑ "El tren d'Olot a Girona fa 100 anys" [The train from Olot to Girona is 100 years old] (in Catalan). Sàpiens [ca]. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Carrilet Olot - Girona Greenway". viasverdes.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ↑ Fuentes Buxó, Alex; Fuentes Buxó, Raimon «Carlemany i els Cartellà, Sant Climent d'Amer i la capella de Sant Corneli; de l'any 823 al 1626.». Amera, la revista d'Amer, 27, 2022, pàg. 33-42.
  7. ↑ Amer: Orígens i Història. Fuentes Buxó, Raimon & Fuentes Buxó, Alex. 2017. Amer: Orígens i Història. 472 pàgines., 2017, pàg. 417
  8. ↑ Ciaran Giles (21 September 2017). "Puigdemont an unknown entity in Spain until secession drive". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-22.