Santa Coloma de Gramenet
Santa Coloma de Gramenet (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsantə kuˈɫomə ðə ɣɾəməˈnɛt]) (informally simply kent as Santa Coloma; historically kent as Gramenet del Besòs an aw) is a ceety in Catalonie, Spain. It is seetiatit on the sooth-east side o the Litoral range, wi the Puig Castellar (299 m) as its heichest point, on the left bank o the Besòs river: the municipalities o Sant Adrià de Besòs an Badalona separate it frae the coast. It is essentially a banlieue (or suburb) o Barcelona.
Santa Coloma de Gramenet | |
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 Town Hall. | |
 Coat airms | |
  Santa Coloma de Gramenet Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 2°13′E / 41.467°N 2.217°E | |
| Kintra |  Spain |
| Commonty |  Catalonie |
| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Barcelonès |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Nuria Parlón Gil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 120,824 |
| • Density | 17,000/km2 (45,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Colomenc (ca) Colomense (es) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
The aurie haes been inhabitit frae at least the Iberic period, an the remains o a Iberic veelage hae been fund on Puig Castellar. The airtifacts are hosit in a museum in La Torre Balldovina, a biggin datin frae the 18t hunderyear. Ither notewirthy biggins include the renaissance palace o La Torre Pallaresa an the noucentista Clínica Mental.
In November 2008, the ceety made warldwide news bi pittin solar panels on tap o crypts in the local cemetery, in an ettlin tae help fecht aff climate change.[1]
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).