Castellbell i el Vilar
Castellbell i el Vilar is a municipality in the comarca o the Bages in Catalonie, Spain. It is situatit at the point whaur the Llobregat river crosses the Prelittoral Range. The railwey station serves baith the FGC line R5 atween Barcelona an Manresa an the RENFE line atween Barcelona an Zaragoza. The C-1411 road links the municipality wi Martorell an Manresa.
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  Castellbell i el Vilar Location in Catalonie | |
| Coordinates: 41°38′2″N 1°51′50″E / 41.63389°N 1.86389°ECoordinates: 41°38′2″N 1°51′50″E / 41.63389°N 1.86389°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Bages |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Josep Torras i Gibert |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.48 km2 (9.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 3,479 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Castellvilanenc, castellvilanenca |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Castellbell i el Vilar is kent for its cotton industry, awtho agricultur is at least as important tae the local economy. Castellbell castle (gothic, fowerteent hunderyear) wis ane o the twa main points (alang wi Claramunt castle) controllin access tae the lawer Llobregat valley, an hence tae Barcelona. The brig ower the Llobregat dates frae the fowerteent hunderyear an aw.
Demografie eedit
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 2026 | 2952 | 3189 | 3527 | 3316 | 3479 |
References eedit
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).
Freemit airtins eedit
- Offeecial wabsteid (in Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)