Abrera
Abrera | |
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![]() Sant Pere d'Abrera | |
Coordinates: 41°31′N 1°54′E / 41.517°N 1.900°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | ![]() |
Province | Barcelona |
Comarca | Baix Llobregat |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jesus Naharro Rodríguez (2015)[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi) |
Population (November 1, 2011) | |
• Total | 11,815 |
• Density | 591.3/km2 (1,531/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
Postal code | 08630 |
Area code | 080018 |
Website | Official website |
Abrera (Catalan pronunciation: [əˈβɾeɾə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Baix Llobregat in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the valley of the Llobregat river, to the south-east of Montserrat, on the main A2 road between Barcelona and Lleida. The municipality is served by the FGC railway line from Martorell to Manresa: the S4 and R5 services stop at the station.
Abrera is home to The SEAT Sport factory.
Demography
[edit]According to Spanish census data,[3] this is the population of Abrera in recent years.
1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
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4,221 | 5,464 | 8,624 | 11,815 |
History
[edit]The remains of protohistoric ceramics found in the Barcelones estate and the vestiges of a field of silos from the Iberian era in the Torrent Gran, constitute the first indications of the existence of habitat in the municipality.[4]
Traces of a Roman villa were found in Sant Hilari.[5]
From the 15th-16th century onwards, the town grew with buildings and population, even during times of epidemics.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ajuntament d'Abrera". Generalitat of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "El municipi en xifres: Abrera". Statistical Institute of Catalonia. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Abrera population statistics
- ^ https://www.ajuntamentabrera.cat/el-municipi/historia.htm
- ^ https://www.romanicodigital.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/files/barcelona_ABRERA.pdf
- ^ https://www.femturisme.cat/es/pueblos/abrera
- 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).
External links
[edit]- Abrera's Town Hall
- Government data pages (in Catalan)