Palamós

The town of Palamos is located on the Costa Brava in Spain, in the Baix Empordà region in the autonomous community of Catalonia. The population varies 14000-90000 depending on the season. Palamos is situated on a plain at the foot of the coastal mountains Massís de les Gavarres.

History

1277 was by decision of King Peter III. - Called Pere el Gran ( Peter the Great ') - the Castell de Sant Esteve bought, a fort, which was built on the remains of a Roman settlement. 1279 can be the king here the port settlement Port Reial de Palamos (, Royal port of Palamos ') establish and equip them with market law. As a fortified anchorage of the place quickly grew in importance.

King Ferdinand the Catholic in 1484 allows the county Palamos - Comtat de Palamos - constitute and appoint Bernat Galceran de Requesens for the first Earl of Palamos. This could expand the local harbor and protected by a breakwater. 1543 Palamos was attacked and plundered by a Turkish fleet under Khair ad-Din Barbarossa. Then the fortifications of the place were expanded in a row and the Citadel Sa Punta built what could be Palamos on the Catalan coast in the 17th century to one of the most important fortresses.

During the Nine Years' War, the town was due to its military importance attacked by French troops in 1694 and completely destroyed. This was followed by the beginning of the 18th century economic and demographic decline of the place which is prospering as it becomes a center of the cork industry recover until the second half of the 18th century.

In March 1887, the railway line Flaçà - Palamos was opened and the beginning of the 20th century the port, which is traditionally home to a large fishing fleet expanded. During the Spanish Civil War, the town was again target of serious attacks that damaged one-third of all buildings in the city or have been destroyed. The railway line to Flaçà was ruined after the Civil War, so that at the February 29, 1956 reversed the last train and the line was then closed. Since the 1960s, tourism is a source of income rapidly in importance, with the majority of visitors come from Catalonia itself.

Fishing

As the second largest fishing port of Catalonia - to Roses - Palamos is still dominated by the fishing industry. 3,000 people live directly or indirectly from fishing. The fishermen are organized in a cooperative, which also takes over the marketing of all catches. Early morning walk from the trawler and all the vessels of the fleet lying in a row at the output of the bay. At exactly 7:00 the clock start signal and the fastest boats sounds can have the (supposedly) secure the most profitable routes. To avoid penalties, the fishing boats must arrive no later than at 17:00 clock for auction again. The fishermen can operate at a profit only because of massive subsidies of diesel fuel.

In the fishing industry and port facilities for extensive fish auction and the sale of fish, and the only ( according to their own information ) Fisheries Museum of the Mediterranean can be found. The two-story museum is located in the port area. In the museum the commercially exploited marine species may be introduced, as well as equipment and a fishing boat from the time before the motorized boat ride. In films the daily routine and typical activities of the fishermen with different fishing techniques explained ( longliners, trawlers, sardine fishing, gillnet fishermen and fish trap fishermen ). In addition, showcases the various fishing techniques can be reconstructed on the basis of small models. In 2005, the Fisheries Museum reached the final of the competition European Museum of the Year in 2005 and was awarded the Special commendation in 2005.

Tourism

The place has seven beaches in different categories. The climate is mild in winter, the summer temperatures are between 20 and 35 ° C. The main tourist development is currently underway in the south of Sant Antoni de Calonge, which has now grown together with Palamos.

Sports

Palamos is home to the football club founded in 1898 Palamos CF (, Palamos Club de Futbol ').

Sons and daughters of the town

One of the most famous resident of Palamos was Frederic Pujulà i Vallès, a pioneer of the planned language Esperanto.

Part places

• Palamos ( 9,231 inhabitants)
• Sant Joan de Palamos ( 7,313 inhabitants)
• Vila- Roma ( 157 residents)
• El Figuerar (87 inhabitants)
• La Fosca (23 inhabitants)
• Cala Margarida (6 people)
• S'Alguer (0 people) Weekend settlement with about a dozen cottages right on the beach

Twin Cities

• Rheda- Wiedenbrück (Nordrhein-Westfalen ) ( Germany ), since 1995