Castelló d'Empúries (Catalan pronunciation: [kəstəˈʎo ðəmˈpuɾiəs]) is a town and municipality in the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It lies 9 km east of Figueres.
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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.
Notable people
Pilar Nouvilas i Garrigolas (1854-1938), painter