Ullastret

Ullastret (Catalan pronunciation: [uʎəsˈtɾɛt]) is a small historic village on the Bay of Empordà located some 5 km northeast of La Bisbal d'Empordà, in Catalonia.

Ullastret
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42.000548°N 3.068483°E / 42.000548; 3.068483
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Girona
Comarca	Baix Empordà
Government
• Mayor	Josep Miquel Gatius Callís (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Elevation	49 m (161 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	286
• Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Website	www.ullastret.cat

In prehistoric times the village was probably on an island in the former 3 km² lake, known as Llac d'Ullastret or Estany d'Ullastret, connected by a causway, but the lake dried up in the 19th century.^[4]

It is home to ancient Iberian archaeological remains, in particular much of the thick walls around the village are ancient. There is a medieval church known from the 9th century, dedicated to SS. Paul and Peter. The economy is based mostly on tourism and agriculture.

Gallery

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  Inscribed lead plate from the Ullastret Iberian archaeological site
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  Cistern at the Ullastret site
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  Terracota masks
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  Walls
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  Walls
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  Building remains
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  Building remains
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  Digital reconstruction of Iberian Ullastret
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  Digital reconstruction
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  Digital reconstruction

See also

• Indigetes

References

1. "Ajuntament d'Ullastret". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
2. "El municipi en xifres: Ullastret". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
3. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
4. Ullastret - Poblat Ibèric l'Illa d'en Reixac

External links

• Government data pages (in Catalan)