Monistrol de Montserrat
Monistrol de Montserrat (Catalan pronunciation: [munisˈtɾɔɫ də munsəˈrat]) is a municipality in the comarca o the Bages in Catalonie, Spain. The municipality includes the soothren twa-thirds o the massif o Montserrat an the famous Benedictine monastery o the same name. The toun, kent as Montserrat-Vila, is situatit on the eastren flank o the massif abuin the valley o the Llobregat river: it is connectit wi the monastery (heicher up) an wi the railwey station in the valley (FGC line R5) bi a rack railwey (Cremallera de Montserrat). The C-1411 road links the toun wi Martorell an Manresa. The brig ower the Llobregat river dates frae the fowerteent hunderyear. The municipality includes a smaw exclave tae the north-wast.
Monistrol de Montserrat | |
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  Monistrol de Montserrat Location in Catalonie | |
| Coordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°ECoordinates: 41°36′32″N 1°50′31″E / 41.60889°N 1.84194°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Bages |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Joan Miquel i Rodríguez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 2,903 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Monistrolenc, monistrolenca |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Demografie
eedit| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 2332 | 3323 | 2999 | 3002 | 2625 | 2903 |
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[deid airtin] (in Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (in Catalan)
- Cremallera de Montserrat (in Inglis) (in Catalan)
- Interactive Map o Monistrol de Montserrat Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Catalan)