Maçanet de la Selva

Maçanet de la Selva
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Maçanet de la Selva Location in Catalonia
Coordinates: 41°46′46″N 2°44′0″E / 41.77944°N 2.733333°E / 41.77944; 2.733333Coordinates: 41°46′46″N 2°44′0″E / 41.77944°N 2.733333°E / 41.77944; 2.733333
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	La Selva
Government
- Mayor	Alfons Soms i Quellos
Area
- Total	45.5 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (328 ft)
Population (2009)
- Total	6,871
- Density	151/km2 (391.1/sq mi)
Demonym	Maçanetencs
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website	Official website

Maçanet de la Selva (Catalan pronunciation: [məsəˈnɛd də ɫə ˈsɛɫβə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. It is an important communications junction, where the routes from the coast meet those from the Prelittoral Depression to form a single axis north towards Girona and the French border. RENFE railway lines run both south-east (with the N-II road) towards Blanes and the coasts of the Maresme and south-west (with the A-7 autopista and the C-251 road) towards Granollers: the station is shared with the neighbouring municipality of Massanes.

Main sights

• Romanesque church of Sant Llorenç
• Church of Sant Pere de Martorell
• Torcafelló Castle
• Iberian settlement of Mont-Barbat

References

• Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

External links

• Official website (Catalan)
• Information - Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan)
• Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Catalan)