City resources

Book of the Remença Syndicate of 1448

Resource on the Book of the Remença Syndicate of 1448, included in UNESCO’s Memory of the World register.

Half-league privilege

Access to documentation related to the Half-League Privilege, granted by Queen Maria to the city on 13 February 1445.

Girona 1936: violence in the rear

Resource on the violence in the rear suffered by Girona mainly in the first months of the Spanish Civil War.

October 1934 events in Girona

It compiles the chronology of events and various documentation related to its main protagonists.

Girona 1939. Repression under early Francoism

Access to municipal staff disciplinary files, summary proceedings against people from Girona, and people executed at the Girona cemetery.

Girona, 4 February 1939

Eleven photographs taken around 4 February 1939, combined with current images, allow us to approach Girona on the last day of the war.

Archive Video Capsules

Short educational videos about the documentation preserved in the Girona Municipal Archive.

Dowries for maidens

Dowry assistance for maidens was a form of charity aimed at paying dowries to girls with limited resources so they could marry.

More than human towers

Documentary about the relationship between the world of human towers and the city of Girona. Produced by CRDI within the WEAVE project and created by CIFOG students.

Drawing the city

Makes publicly available the set of plans and drawings that are part of the urban planning and management of the city by the City Council.

Girona 1970-2020

Recreates half a century of urban evolution of Girona through the cartographic representation of the census and the volumetric view of buildings.

All the streets of Girona

This resource provides access to the history of the streets of Girona published in the newspaper El Punt between 1984 and 1987, based on texts by Ramon Alberch, Jaume Fabre and Josep Clara.

Witnesses of a time

Set of video interviews with various people whose lives are linked to Girona, with the aim of preserving the city’s historical memory.

50 years of rugby in Girona

Audiovisual about 50 years of rugby in Girona produced within the Europeana Sport project. It covers half a century of the GEiEG rugby section’s history.

Amateur sport in Girona

Recreates the exhibition organised within the WeAre#EuropeForCulture initiative, a project funded by the European Commission.

In a woman's name

Offers written documents or documents related to a woman, or referring to women, selected for each day of the year.

Anniversaries of Girona

Daily selection of anniversaries of notable events that took place in the city throughout its history. The anniversaries are accompanied by images, videos and press news that...

The Hebrew documents of the AMGi

Provides online access to Hebrew documents preserved in the Girona Municipal Archive, as well as other references to the Jewish documentary heritage.

City archives

Information on the archives that exist in the city of Girona, with contact details and information about their holdings and history.

Bicentennial of the Peninsular War (1808–2008)

Update and expansion of the web resource presented in 2008 to commemorate the Bicentennial of the Peninsular War.

Cities across Europe. 1880-1914

This exhibition allows comparison of four European cities (Girona, Gävle, Schiedam and Budapest) between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Girona All Neighbourhoods

Photo exhibition to understand the evolution of four neighbourhoods of the city: Germans Sàbat, Pont Major, Santa Eugènia and Sant Narcís.

Privilege of Provençal

Document signed by King Peter II in 1284, considered the founding act of Girona’s municipal administration.

The city government

Information on the people who have held municipal office since the restoration of democracy in 1979 up to the present...

The population of Girona

Provides access to around 125,000 digitised pages from population counts contained in different documents.

Municipal Archive lectures

Texts of lectures organised annually to promote and disseminate historical knowledge about the city of Girona, especially...

Urban History of Girona

Evolution of the city from its foundation to modern times, the result of research work by the team of archaeologists and historians led by Josep Canal, and integrated by...

Bibliography of the city

Download of bibliographic references related to the city of Girona collected up to the year 2000.

The spiral of history

Television programme co-produced by the Girona City Council and Girona Television, broadcast for two seasons between 2004 and 2006 on local television.

Beauty of Gerona, 1877. Joan Martí Centellas

Exhibition of photographs from the album "Beauty of Gerona" taken by Joan Martí Centellas in 1877.

The city wall of Girona

Photographic exhibition of the city walls of Girona that helps to understand the city’s defensive system.