SILVER PLATED
SPOON
TEA SPOON
MARKED:
(A STAR) (OTHER MARK NOT LEDGABLE)
IMAGE:
L'ESTARTIT
(PICTURE)
SIZE:
90mm
CONDITION
SPOON GOOD CONDITION ,
BLACK BOX
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KNOWLEDGE / INFORMATION / HISTORY
L'Estartit is a small town and seaside resort on the Costa Brava, on the northeastern coast of Spain, located in the province of Girona, Catalonia.
The town is situated between the foothills of
the Montgrí Massif and the Mediterranean Sea, and is part of
the municipality of Torroella de Montgrí, in the Baix
Empordà county, Girona province, autonomous
community of Catalonia, Spain
The first news of L'Estartit appeared in the 17th century when the activity of Turkish and Berber piracy on the Catalan coasts had already decreased and until the middle of the twentieth century, its development was linked to maritime activity. Its port allowed the departure of the town's products by sea, such as wheat, rice, wine, and spirits, to large markets such as Barcelona. More recently, a pro-independence movement has emerged to make Estartit an independent municipality, but after long administrative and judicial processes they have not prospered. However, pro-independence sentiment is still alive in the majority of the population.