Piera
Piera is a municipality that covers a muckle portion o the sootheastren corner o the comarca o Anoia in Catalonie, Spain, on the left bank o the Anoia river. The agricultural laund, maistly nan-irrigatit, is uised for the cultivation o cereals, grapes, olives an awmonds. The toun itsel hosts a nummer o licht industries: textiles, plastics an construction materials. Tourism durin the simmer months is relatively important for the local economy an aw.
Piera | |
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 Ceety haw | |
  Piera Location in Catalonie | |
| Coordinates: 41°31′20″N 1°44′58″E / 41.52222°N 1.74944°ECoordinates: 41°31′20″N 1°44′58″E / 41.52222°N 1.74944°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Anoia |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Jaume Guixà i Soteras |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.11 km2 (22.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 13,652 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pierenc, pierenca |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The FGC railwey line R6 frae Martorell an Barcelona tae Igualada runs throu the toun, while local roads lead tae Capellades an Sant Sadurní d'Anoia.
Notable monuments include the castle o Fontanet. The castle which wis restored in 1916 bi Ramon de Viala d'Aiguavives, Baron o Almenar is documentit in 955 a.c. an nou uised for private functions.
The sister o the Baron o Almenar, Isabel de Viala d'Aiguavives financit an patroned the modrenist kirk o Ca n'Aguilera an aw which wis donatit tae Barcelona's Bishop bi Zaragoza de Viala faimily on 1921. The airchitect o Ca N'Aguilera modrenist kirk is Francesc Berenguer i Mestres, who wis Antoni Gaudi's disciple an personal friend.
Anither Piera relevant monument is the kirk o Santa Maria, wi both gothic an roman elements
Subdiveesions eedit
The municipality o Piera includes several ootlyin veelages (barris): these are uisually distinguished intae the aulder, tradeetional dounsets (barris antics) an the newer urbanisations which hae been developit tae cope wi the expansion o the municipality (barris nous). Populations are gien for 1999, frae the Ajuntament de Piera an citit in Història de Piera: the toun o Piera (nucli urbà) haed a population o 5036 at that date, whauras the total population o the municipality wis 8551.
Tradeetional barris eedit
- El Bedorc (237), on the Anoia river
- Ca n'Aguilera (161)
- Can Cairot (28)
- Can Creixell (2)
- La Fortesa (57), on the Anoia river at the soothren point o the municipality
- Sant Jaume Sesoliveres (213)
Newer barris eedit
- Bosc de l'Àliga (88)
- Can Bonastre (490)
- Can Bou (93)
- Can Canals (602)
- Can Claramunt (494)
- Can Martí (222)
- Can Mas (427)
- Can Mata (166)
- Castell de la Ventosa (51)
- La Grua (20)
- Vallbonica (26), on the road tae Vallbona d'Anoia
- La Venta i Can Musarro (138)
Demografie eedit
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2007 |
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| 2663 | 3474 | 3334 | 3813 | 5215 | 13,652 |
References eedit
- Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). "Guia de Catalunya", Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. (in Spaingie) ISBN 84-87135-01-3. (in Catalan) ISBN 84-87135-02-1.
Freemit airtins eedit
| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Piera. |
- Offeecial wabsteid (in Catalan)
- Information - Generalitat de Catalunya[deid airtin] (in Catalan)
- Statistical information - Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya[deid airtin] (in Catalan)
| Autoritat del Transport Metropolità Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya | ||||
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| Line R6 | ||||
| Barcelona (Plaça d'Espanya) |
↔ | Piera | ↔ | Igualada |