Gerona

Gerona (anc. Gerunda), capital of the Spanish province of the same name, is situated 65 miles by rail NE. of Barcelona. It contains a beautiful Gothic cathedral of the 14th and 15th centuries. The inhabitants carry on the manufacture of paper, cork-cutting, spinning, and weaving. The fortifications are now of little value. Pop. 15,015. The town was formerly a place of great strength, and has undergone several notable sieges, particularly in 1653, 1684, 1694, 1706, and 1809, on each occasion by the French.—The province of Gerona measures 2271 sq. m. in extent, and had in 1883 a pop. of 301,536.