Old Door Llivia Spain
Llívia is a town of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Spain, that forms a Spanish exclave surrounded by French territory (Pyrénées-Orientales département). The municipality of Llivia has a total population of 1,388 (2007).[1] Llivia is separated from the rest of Spain by a corridor about 2 km wide, which includes the French communes of Ur, and Bourg-Madame. Llívia was the site of an Iberian oppidum which commanded the region and was named Julia Libica by the Romans. It was the ancient capital of Cerdanya in antiquity, before being replaced by Hix (commune of Bourg-Madame, France) in the early Middle Ages. In 1659, the Treaty of the Pyrenees ceded the comarques of Roussillon, Conflent, Capcir, Vallespir, and northern Cerdanya ("Cerdagne") to the French crown. Llívia did not become part of the French kingdom as the treaty stipulated that only villages were to be ceded to France, and Llívia was considered a city and not a village due to its status as the ancient capital of Cerdanya.
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Location: Llivia. Girona. Spain
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