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Turó de la Dona Morta

Coordinates: 41°44′51.23″N 2°43′33.22″E / 41.7475639°N 2.7258944°E / 41.7475639; 2.7258944
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Turó de la Dona Morta
View of the mountain from the northern side.
Highest point
Elevation190.0 m (623.4 ft)
ListingList of mountains named The Sleeping Lady
Coordinates41°44′51.23″N 2°43′33.22″E / 41.7475639°N 2.7258944°E / 41.7475639; 2.7258944
Geography
Turó de la Dona Morta is located in Catalonia
Turó de la Dona Morta
Turó de la Dona Morta
Catalonia, Spain
LocationSelva, Catalonia
Parent rangeIsolated hill in the Catalan Coastal Depression
Geology
Mountain typeConglomerate
Climbing
First ascentUnknown
Easiest routeFrom Maçanet de la Selva or Vidreres

Turó de la Dona Morta (Dead Woman's Hill) is a mountain in the Selva comarca, Catalonia, Spain.[1]

Geography

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It is located within the Maçanet de la Selva municipal limits,[2] between the Autovia C-35 and Carretera Nacional N-II highways.

The Turó de la Dona Morta is a hill of the Catalan Coastal Depression. The hills looks like the silhouette of a dead woman seen roughly from the north or from the south, although there is also a legend saying that in ancient times a woman was murdered in the hill.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
  2. ^ Gran enciclopèdia catalana - turó de la Dona Morta
  3. ^ Ruta a cavall Turó de la dona morta
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