Santa Coloma de Gramenet
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| Province | Barcelona | ||||
| Comarca | Barcelonès | ||||
| Demonym | colomins/colomines | ||||
| Land Area | 7.05 km² | ||||
| Altitude | 56 m AMSL | ||||
| Population | 116,012 (2001) | ||||
| Density | 16,456 hab./km² | ||||
Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain, is a city. 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 Besòs river: the municipalities of Sant Adrià de Besòs and Badalona separate it from the coast. It is essentially a banlieue 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 noucentista 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] 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).
Image:Santacolomadegramenetescudo thumb.jpg
Coat of arms
[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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