Llivia

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LLivia
LLivia

Llívia is Spanish exclave. It is surrounded by France, the Spanish border is about 1 kilometer away. It belongs to Cerdanya, province of Girona. The French territory that surrounds it is the Pyrénées-Orientales département. Llivia has a total population of 1252, as of 2005.

[edit] Geography

Llívia is located at 42°27′45.33″N, 1°58′43.67″E.

[edit] History

People lived there since Roman times. Originally, the settlement began as a Roman fort (What is called oppidum). The name of the oppidum was Julia Libica. The city was the ancient capital of Cerdagne in antiquity. In the early Middle Ages, Hix (commune of Bourg-Madame, France) became the capital of the region.

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