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Banyoles
Banyoles is a city of 17,309 inhabitants (2006) located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca " Pla de l'Estany". Although an established industrial centre many of the inhabitants commute to nearby Girona (12 km to the south).
Banyoles is most famous for the Lake of Banyoles, a natural lake located in a tectonic depression. It was the venue for the rowing events in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as well as the " negro of Banyoles", a controversial piece of taxidermy.
Each year a triathlon Premium European Cup (or even a World Cup in 2012) is held in Banyoles, the hometown of the Spanish 2011 Champion Carolina Routier.