Santa Coloma de Gramenet
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| Province | Barcelona |
| Comarca | Barcelonès |
| Population (2001) | 116,012 |
| Area | 7.05 km² |
| Population density (2001) |
16,456 /km² |
| Elevation | 56 m |
| Demonym | n/a |
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Santa Coloma de Gramenet is a municipality in the comarca of the Barcelonès in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the south-east side of the Litoral range, with the Puig Castellar (299 m) as its highest point, on the left bank of the Besós river: the municipalities of Sant Adrià de Besós and Badalona separate it from the coast. It is essentially a suburb of Barcelona.
The area has been inhabited since at least the Iberic period, and the remains of an Iberic village have been found on Puig Castellar. The artefacts are housed in a museum in La Torre Balldovina, a building dating from the eighteenth century. nOther notable buildings include the renaissance palace of La Torre Pallaresa and the novecentista Clínica Mental.
[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2001 |
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| 1510 | 12,930 | 15,281 | 106,711 | 135,258 | 116,012 |
[edit] Reference
- 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).
[edit] External links
- Official web site of Santa Coloma de Gramenet
- santako.com - Web site for people living in Santa Coloma de Gramenet (News, Events, Forums...)
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Badalona | Barcelona | L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Sant Adrià de Besòs | Santa Coloma de Gramenet |
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