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Girona, Spain Girona, Spain, on the Oñar River.

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Also known as: Gerona, Jerunda, Oppidum Gerunda
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Girona, city, capital of Girona provincia (province), in the Catalonia comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northeastern Spain. It lies on the Oñar River in the foothills of the Los Ángeles Mountains, a short distance inland from a Mediterranean coastal resort area known as the Costa Brava. The city comprises three zones: the interior, which includes the old quarter; the modern section; and a residential area. Because of its position on the coastal route from Gaul to...

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