Tossa de Mar

Tossa de Mar
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Location of Tossa de Mar
Tossa de Mar is located in Catalonia
Tossa de Mar
Tossa de Mar
Tossa de Mar is located in Spain
Tossa de Mar
Tossa de Mar
Coordinates: 41°43′14″N 2°55′56″E / 41.72056°N 2.93222°E / 41.72056; 2.93222
CountrySpain
CommunityCatalonia
ProvinceGirona
ComarcaLa Selva
Government
 • MayorGisela Saladich Parés (2015)[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
38.6 km2 (14.9 sq mi)
Elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
5,584
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
DemonymTossenc
Websitewww.tossademar.cat

Tossa de Mar (Catalan: [ˈtosə ðə ˈmaɾ]; Spanish: Tosa de Mar) is a municipality in Catalonia, Spain, located on the coastal Costa Brava, about 100 kilometres north of Barcelona and 100 kilometres south of the French border. It is accessible through Girona Airport, some distance north.

The GR 92 long-distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, has a staging point at Tossa de Mar. Stage 10 links northwards to Sant Feliu de Guíxols, a distance of 20.2 kilometres (12.6 mi), whilst stage 11 links southwards to Lloret de Mar, a distance of 14.4 kilometres (8.9 mi).[4]

  1. ^ "Ajuntament de Tossa de Mar". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
  2. ^ "El municipi en xifres: Tossa de Mar". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  4. ^ "GR 92: Sender de la Mediterrània" [GR 92: Mediterranean Path]. www.catalunya.com (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.