Castelldefels
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 Location of Castelldefels |
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| Coordinates : Time zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer : CEST (GMT +2) |
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| Native name | Castelldefels (Catalan) | ||||
| Spanish name | Castelldefels | ||||
| Postal code | 08860 | ||||
| Website | http://www.castelldefels.org/ | ||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||
| Autonomous Community | Catalonia | ||||
| Province | Barcelona | ||||
| Comarca | Baix Llobregat | ||||
| Mayor | Antonio Padilla i Reche (PSC) | ||||
| Geography | |||||
| Land Area | 13 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 3 m AMSL | ||||
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| Population | 58,663 (2006) | ||||
| Density | 4,362.92 hab./km² (2005) | ||||
Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.
It is located just to the north of the massís del Garraf and is the last town on the coast before the comarca of Garraf.
Transport links include two stations (Castelldefels and Platja de Castelldefels) on RENFE line C2 from Sant Vicenç de Calders to Maçanet-Massanes via Barcelona, bus routes to Barcelona (L94, L95, L97) and Sant Boi de Llobregat (L96), as well as an urban bus route connecting the rest of the town (CF1), the C-32 motorway and the C-31 and C-245 dual carriageways. The FGC is also due to be extended to the town. The town is famous for its long beach. During the summer, many people from Barcelona and the countryside visit it.
Nearby towns include Gavà, Viladecans, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Sitges and el Prat de Llobregat.
The Olympic canal built for the 1992 Summer Olympics is in the town.
Since 1979, the town has been governed by a PSC mayor.
[edit] Demography
| 1900 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1986 | 2005 |
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| 289 | 797 | 2039 | 13,219 | 27,932 | 56,718 |
[edit] References
- 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 site (in Catalan and Spanish)
- Informative website since 1.996 (in Catalan and Spanish English and French)
- News about Castelldefels
- Webcam de la playa de Castelldefels
- Unofficial town website of business companys
- Artistic and historical buildings in Castelldefels (in Catalan)
- Castelldefels Asteroid
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