Castelló d'Empúries

Sister cities

• Ettenheim

History

In 1079, Castelló d'Empúries became the capital of the Empúries county due to the previous capital, Sant Martí d'Empúries, being too easily sacked by pirates. The old town is somewhat dwarfed by the neighboring urbanisation of Empuriabrava, on the coastline of the Costa Brava.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,489
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  4,244
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,772
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,685
• Cetti's Warbler

  Cettia cetti (Temminck, 1820) · Aves
  3,529
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  3,351
• European Goldfinch

  Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,186
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,176

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2015-10-29
  8 km ENE of l'Escala, Spain
• M 4.1 — 2010-12-19
  4 km W of Llagostera, Spain
• M 2.8 — 2008-08-27
  14 km S of Quillan, France
• M 3.8 — 2008-08-16
  Spain
• M 2.5 — 2008-08-08
  16 km ENE of Cadaqués, Spain
• M 2.6 — 2008-08-07
  3 km E of Susqueda, Spain