Ripoll
Sign in to saveRipoll () is the capital of the comarca of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the confluence of the Ter river and its tributary the Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the border with France. The population was 11,057 in 2009.
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- Ripoll
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- Municipality
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- Spain Province of Girona#Catalonia#Spain
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- Location in Catalonia
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- Girona
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- Comarca
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- Ripollès
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- Sílvia Orriols (2023)
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- 73.7
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Ripoll () is the capital of the comarca of Ripollès, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the confluence of the Ter river and its tributary the Freser, next to the Pyrenees near the border with France. The population was 11,057 in 2009.
== History == thumb|left| Dovella de Ripoll, Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya The first traces of humans inhabiting the area date from the Bronze Age and can be seen in form of dolmens such as those found in El Sot de Dones Mortes or in Pardinella. This area was later used by peoples from the Atlantic culture to store bronze weapons and as a passway from the Catalan Central Depression to the Pyrenees. The area also has tombs from the late Roman occupation age and some belonging to the Visigoths.