Sant Hilari Sacalm

Sant Hilari Sacalm is a Spanish municipality in the province of Girona and is located in the comarca of Selva, which is located in the autonomous province of Catalonia.

Geography

Sant Hilari Sacalm is the capital of Vorküstengebirgszugs Guilleries and is in the west of the mountain trains Pla de les Arenes ( 1,086 meters), in the northwest of the Serra de las Guillerías ( 1,182 meters), in the northeast of Mount Sant Miquel ( 1204 meters) and in east of the Serra del Pedró ( 929 meters),. Due to the numerous springing in this densely wooded and mountainous municipality streams of the place is also called " La Vila de les cent fonts" (, The village of a hundred sources ') called.

Economy

The marketing of natural mineral water from local sources plays a central role in the economy of the town; among other things, is the mineral springs of the major source Fontvella in the municipality, which is connected as a possession of the company Aguas de Lanjaron Fontvella the internationally active wholesale grocery concen Danone. That since 1892, commercially marketed mineral water branded Font Vella, which is in Sant Hilari Sacalm bottled in bottles (glass and plastic) with seven different formats and packaged on pallets, one of the most famous and best-selling Spanish mineral waters. The company engaged in a 25-hectare premises 250 employees and annually produces 650 million liters.

The six different Spanish organizations awarded with gold medals mineral Font d'Or of the group Vichy Catalan is also from Sant Hilari Sacalm.

Wood processing industry, tourist carving and turning works and agriculture provide the place more sources of income and jobs. Due to its remote and wooded location of the place especially by hunters and mushroom pickers is greatly appreciated.

Passion play on Good Friday

In Sant Hilari Sacalm takes place every year on Good Friday, one far beyond the borders of Catalonia also known passion play instead. The performance of this Via Crucis Vivent (, Living Stations of the Cross ') starts from 21.00 clock on the church square with the prosecution and sentencing of Jesus Christ and continues in the performance of his anschließendenden suffering history, extending over a total of fourteen stations in the center and with the Crucifixion all three ends on a hill outside the village center sentenced to death. The roles of participating in the passion play about 300 players (of which about 80 uniformed Roman legionaries ) are each providing families of the town, often already in many generation. Easter performances in Sant Hilari Sacalm go back to a more than 250 year old tradition.

The Passion Play Via Crucis Vivent in Sant Hilari Sacalm was declared in 2010 Festa d' patrimonial interès nacional by the Generalitat de Catalunya.